Virulence genes, proteins, and their use

ABSTRACT

A series of genes from  Streptococcus pyogenes  are shown to encode products which are implicated in virulence. The identification of these genes therefore allows attenuated microorganisms to be produced. Furthermore, the genes or their encoded products can be used in the manufacture of vaccines for therapeutic application.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to virulence genes and proteins, and their use. More particularly, it relates to genes and proteins/peptides obtained from Streptococcus pyogenes, and their use in therapy and in screening for drugs.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is responsible for the majority of Streptococcal illnesses. An organism of particular interest is S. pyogenes, which is implicated in a wide range of non-invasive and invasive infections, such as impetigo, pharyngitis, necrotizing fasciitis, bacteraemia, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), pneumonia and rheumatic fever.

[0003] Some GAS infections can be treated with antibiotics, including penicillin and erythromycin. However, due to the problems associated with resistance to antibiotics, and antibiotic-allergic patients, there is a need for further therapeutics which may be useful in treating of preventing GAS infection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present invention is based on the discovery of virulence genes in S. pyogenes.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the invention, a peptide of the invention is encoded by an operon including any of the nucleotide sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59 and 61 of S. pyogenes or a homologue thereof in a Gram-positive bacterium, or a functional fragment thereof, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

[0006] The peptides may have many therapeutic uses for treating Group A Streptococcal infections, including use in vaccines for prophylactic application.

[0007] According to a second aspect, a polynucleotide encoding a peptide defined above, may also be useful for therapy or diagnosis.

[0008] According to a third aspect, the genes that encode the peptides may be utilised to prepare attenuated microorganisms. The attenuated microorganisms will usually have a mutation that disrupts the expression of one or more of the genes identified herein, to provide a strain that lacks virulence. These microorganisms will also have use in therapy and diagnosis.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect, the peptides, genes and attenuated microorganisms according to the invention may be used in the treatment or prevention of a condition associated with infection by Streptococcal or Gram-positive bacteria.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present invention is based on the discovery of genes encoding peptides which are implicated in virulence. The peptides and genes of the invention are therefore useful for the preparation of therapeutic agents to treat infection. It should be understood that references to therapy also include preventative treatments, e.g. vaccination. Furthermore, while the products of the invention are intended primarily for treatment of infections in human patients, veterinary applications are also considered to be within the scope of the invention.

[0011] The present invention is described with reference to Streptococcus pyogenes. However, all the Group A streptococcal strains, and many other Gram-positive bacterial strains are likely to include related peptides or proteins having amino acid sequence identity or similarity to those identified herein. Organisms likely to contain the peptides include, but are not limited to the genera Lactococcus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus and Staphylococcus.

[0012] Preferably, the peptides that may be useful in the various aspects of the invention have greater than a 40% similarity with the peptides identified herein. More preferably, the peptides have greater than 60% sequence similarity. Most preferably, the peptides have greater than 80% sequence similarity, e.g. 95% similarity. With regard to the polynucleotide sequences identified herein, related polynucleotides that may be useful in the various aspects of the invention may have greater than 40% identity with the sequences identified herein. More preferably, the polynucleotide sequences have greater than 60% sequence identity. Most preferably, the polynucleotide sequences have greater than 80% sequence identity, e.g. 95% identity.

[0013] The terms “similarity” and “identity” are known in the art. The use of the term “identity” refers to a sequence comparison based on identical matches between correspondingly identical positions in the sequences being compared. The term “similarity” refers to a comparison between amino acid sequences, and takes into account not only identical amino acids in corresponding positions, but also functionally similar amino acids in corresponding positions. Thus similarity between polypeptide sequences indicates functional similarity, in addition to sequence similarity.

[0014] Levels of identity between gene sequences and levels of identity or similarity between amino acid sequences can be calculated using known methods. In relation to the present invention, publicly available computer based methods for determining identity and similarity include the BLASTP, BLASTN and FASTA (Atschul et al., J. Molec. Biol., 1990; 215:403-410), the BLASTX program available from NCBI, and the Gap program from Genetics Computer Group, Madison Wis. The levels of similarity and identity provided herein, were obtained using the Gap program, with a Gap penalty of 12 and a Gap length penalty of 4 for determining the amino acid sequence comparisons, and a Gap penalty of 50 and a Gap length penalty of 3 for the polynucleotide sequence comparisons.

[0015] Having characterised a gene according to the invention, it is possible to use the gene sequence to search for related genes or peptides in other microorganisms. This may be carried out by searching in existing databases, e.g. EMBL or GenBank.

[0016] Peptides or proteins according to the invention may be purified and isolated by methods known in the art. In particular, having identified the gene sequence, it will be possible to use recombinant techniques to express the genes in a suitable host. Active fragments and related molecules can be identified and may be useful in therapy. For example, the peptides or their active fragments may be used as antigenic determinants in a vaccine, to elicit an immune response. They may also be used in the preparation of antibodies, for passive immunisation, or diagnostic applications. Suitable antibodies include monoclonal antibodies, or fragments thereof, including single chain Fv fragments. Methods for the preparation of antibodies will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

[0017] Active fragments of the peptides are those that retain the biological function of the peptide. For example, when used to elicit an immune response, the fragment will be of sufficient size, such that antibodies generated from the fragment will discriminate between that peptide and other peptides on the bacterial microorganism. Typically, the fragment will be at least 30 nucleotides (10 amino acids) in size, preferably 60 nucleotides (20 amino acids) and most preferably greater than 90 nucleotides (30 amino acids) in size.

[0018] It should also be understood, that in addition to related molecules from other microorganisms, the invention encompasses modifications made to the peptides and polynucleotides identified herein which do not significantly alter the biological function. It will be apparent to the skilled person that the degeneracy of the genetic code can result in polynucleotides with minor base changes from those specified herein, but which nevertheless encode the same peptides. Complementary polynucleotides are also within the invention. Conservative replacements at the amino acid level are also envisaged, i.e. different acidic or basic amino acids may be substituted without substantial loss of function.

[0019] The preparation of vaccines based on attenuated microorganisms is known to those skilled in the art. Vaccine compositions can be formulated with suitable carriers or adjuvants, e.g. alum, as necessary or desired, to provide effective immunisation against infection. The preparation of vaccine formulations will be apparent to the skilled person. The attenuated microorganisms may be prepared with a mutation that disrupts the expression of any of the genes identified herein. The skilled person will be aware of methods for disrupting expression of particular genes. Techniques that may be used include insertional inactivation or gene deletion techniques. Attenuated microorganisms according to the invention may also comprise additional mutations in other genes, for example in a second gene identified herein or in a separate gene required for growth of the microorganism, e.g. an aro mutation. Attenuated microorganisms may also be used as carrier systems for the delivery of heterologous antigens, therapeutic proteins or nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). In this embodiment, the attenuated microorganisms are used to deliver a heterologous antigen, protein or nucleic acid to a particular site in vivo. Introduction of a heterologous antigen, peptide or nucleic acid into an attenuated microorganism can be carried out by conventional techniques, including the use of recombinant constructs, e.g. vectors, which comprise polynucleotides that express the heterologous antigen or therapeutic protein, and also include suitable promoter sequences. Alternatively, the gene that encodes the heterologous antigen or protein may be incorporated into the genome of the organism and the endogenous promoters used to control expression.

[0020] More generally, and as is well known to those skilled in the art, a suitable amount of an active component of the invention can be selected, for therapeutic use, as can suitable carriers or excipients, and routes of administration. These factors would be chosen or determined according to known criteria such as the nature/severity of the condition to be treated, the type and/or health of the subject etc.

[0021] In a separate embodiment, the products of the invention may be used in screening assays for the identification of potential antimicrobial drugs or for the detection for virulence. Routine screening assays are known to those skilled in the art, and can be adapted using the products of the invention in the appropriate way. For example, the products of the invention may be used as the target for a potential drug, with the ability of the drug to inactivate or bind to the target indicating its potential antimicrobial activity.

[0022] The various products of the invention may also be used in veterinary applications.

[0023] The following is a brief overview of the experimental procedure used to identify the virulence genes. The virulence genes in S. pyogenes were identified by using signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) to screen an S. pyogenes mutant bank for attenuated mutants (Hensel et al., 1995. Science 269(5222):400-3).

[0024] Mutants were generated via Tn917 transposon insertion, using a plasmid vector. In addition to a fragment of Tn917, the vector comprised a spectromycin-resistance gene, a chloramphenicol-resistance gene (CAT gene) with a synthetic promoter, a Gram-negative origin of replication (rop.ori) and a cloning site for the STM tags. After ligating the tags into the vector, E. coli transformation was carried out, and 96 plasmids that hybridised with the original tags were selected.

[0025] The S. pyogenes strain B514-SM (type M50) was transformed with each of the 96 tagged plasmids, and transformants were selected by resistance to spectinomycin and chloramphenicol. For each of the transformed S. pyogenes strains, 20 mutants were generated via Tn917 transposon insertion to create a mutant bank.

[0026] The mutant bank was screened in either a skin invasive lesion model of mouse infection (Schrager et al., J. Clinical Investigation 1996; 98:1954-1958) or from a throat colonisation model of mouse infection (Husmann et al., Infection and Immunity, 1997; 65 (4):935-944).

[0027] In the skin model, five CD1 mice were each inoculated intradermally with 1×10⁸ cells in a volume of 50 μl representing the collection of 96 distinct and readily distinguishable mutants. 48 hours after inoculation, samples were taken and bacteria recovered. The skin lesions were macerated in 2xBHI medium and bacteria liberated from the lesion by treatment in a stomacher for 10 minutes. The released bacteria were plated out and a minimum of 10,000 colonies recovered from a minimum of 3 mice. DNA was isolated from these samples and used to amplify the tagged DNA present in the recovered bacteria. The DNA isolated from each recovered pool was used as a hybridisation probe to reveal those mutants in each pool that failed to be recovered from the animals and which were therefore attenuated in this animal model of infection.

[0028] In the throat colonisation model, 2×10⁸ cells were inoculated intranasally into six C57BL/6 mice and samples taken after 48 hours. As with the skin model, bacteria containing a transposon Tn917 insertion within a virulence gene failed to be recovered from mice inoculated with a mixed population of mutants, and were therefore likely to be attenuated.

[0029] Additional experiments were carried out on mutants identified through the STM screen to determine the competitive index (CI). Individual mutants were tested in mixed infections with the wild-type strain in the skin lesion model of infection (Chiang, S. L. and Mekalanos, J. J. Molecular Microbiology 1998; 27(4):797-805). As for the initial screen, groups of four CD1 mice were inoculated with equal numbers of both wild-type and mutant cells, to a total number of 1×10⁸ cells. Bacteria recovered after 48 hours were plated out onto selective media that allows the wild-type and mutant colonies to be distinguished. The ratio of mutant bacteria to wild-type bacteria seen in the inoculum compared with the ratio in recovered bacteria is the competitive index (ratio of mutants versus wild-type in the inoculum divided by the ratio of mutants versus wild-type bacteria recovered from the animal model).

[0030] The following Examples illustrate the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

[0031] A first mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0032] The nucleotide sequence shows 100% identity at the nucleotide level to a coding sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 1, with the putative protein sequence shown as SEQ ID NO. 2.

[0033] The amino acid sequence of the predicted protein product shows 43% identity to the putative NAD(P)H nitroreductase of H. influenzae (accession number: SW: Q57431).

[0034] Given the similarity of the putative NAD(P)H nitroreductase gene in S. pyogenes to the gene in H. influenzae, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may also be implicated in virulence.

[0035] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.644.

EXAMPLE 2

[0036] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0037] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 3. The putative amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 4.

[0038] The amino acid sequence shows 81% identity to a probable integrase enzyme of S. mutans (accession number: TREMBL: 069155).

[0039] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to a probable integrase gene of S. mutans. However, this gene was previously unknown in S. pyogenes, and has not been assigned a role in virulence.

[0040] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes gene to the probable integrase gene of S. mutans, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Steptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may also be virulence determinants.

[0041] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.229.

EXAMPLE 3

[0042] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0043] The nucleotide sequence has 97% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 5. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 6.

[0044] The amino acid sequence shows 37% identity at the amino acid level to the GlgP protein of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis spp. (accession number: TREMBL: P73511).

[0045] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the glgP gene of Synechocystis spp.

[0046] Given the similarity of the gene of S. pyogenes to the glgP gene of Synechocystis spp., the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may also be virulence determinants.

[0047] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.011.

EXAMPLE 4

[0048] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0049] The nucleotide sequence has 97% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 7. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 8.

[0050] The amino acid sequence shows 35% identity at the amino acid level to the BraB protein of B. subtilis (accession number: TREMBL: 034545).

[0051] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the braB gene of B. subtilis.

[0052] Given the similarity of the braB gene of S. pyogenes to the braB gene in B. subtilis, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may also be implicated in virulence.

[0053] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.88.

EXAMPLE 5

[0054] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0055] The nucleotide sequence shows 99% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 9. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 10.

[0056] A still further attenuated mutant was also identified with a nucleotide sequence having 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 11. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 12.

[0057] The predicted protein of the first mutant shows 53% identity at the amino acid level to the AdcR protein of S. pneumoniae (accession number: TREMBL:033703). That of the second mutant shows 79% identity at the amino acid level to the AdcC protein of S. pneumoniae (accession number:TREMBL: 087862).

[0058] This demonstrates that the disrupted genes are at least partially identical to the adcR and adcC genes of S. pneumoniae. The adcR and adcC genes are part of the adc operon (including adcR, adcC, adcB, and adcA) in S. pneumoniae. Therefore the attenuation of S. pyogenes adcR and adcC mutants could result from a failure to express the adcR and adcC genes, or the predicted downstream genes (adcB and abcA homologues). These genes have not previously been assigned a role in-virulence in S. pyogenes.

[0059] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes genes to the adcR and adcC genes in S. pneumoniae, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Steptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0060] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganisms were shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.548 (adcR) and 0.028 (adcC).

EXAMPLE 6

[0061] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0062] The nucleotide sequence has 99% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 13. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 14.

[0063] The amino acid sequence shows 39% identity at the amino acid level to the DNA repair protein radC homologue (orfB) of B. subtilis (accession number: SW: Q02170).

[0064] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the orfB gene of B. subtilis.

[0065] Given the similarity of the orfB gene of S. pyogenes to that of B. subtilis, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0066] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.766.

EXAMPLE 7

[0067] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0068] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 15. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 16.

[0069] The amino acid sequence shows 54% identity at the amino acid level to the biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP) in S. mutans (accession number: SW: P29337).

[0070] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the gene encoding BCCP of S. mutans. This gene was previously unknown in S. pyogenes and has not been assigned a role in virulence.

[0071] Given the similarity of the translated S. pyogenes gene to the BCCP of S. mutans, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0072] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganisms was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.044.

EXAMPLE 8

[0073] A series of mutants were identified having sequence similarity to genes involved in citrate fermentation. The nucleotide sequences of eight mutants showed 100% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown to SEQ ID NO. 17. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 18.

[0074] The predicted protein of the S. pyogenes gene shows 58% identity at the amino acid level to the citF protein, citrate lyase alpha chain, of E. coli (accession number: SW: P75726).

[0075] The nucleotide sequences of three further mutants showed 99% identity to a different sequence within the S. pyogenes genome. The nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 19, and the predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 20.

[0076] The amino acid sequences show 55% identity at the amino acid level to the citE protein, citrate lyase beta chain, of E. coli (accession number: SW:P77770).

[0077] The nucleotide sequences of two further mutants showed 99% identity to the S. pyogenes nucleotide sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 21. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 22.

[0078] The amino acid sequences show 46% identity at the amino acid level to the CitD protein, citrate lyase acyl carrier protein (citrate lyase gamma chain), of E. coli (accession number: SW: P77618).

[0079] Two further mutants were identified with nucleotide sequences which showed 99% identity to a nucleotide sequence from S. pyogenes, identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 23. The predicted amino acid sequence as SEQ ID NO. 24.

[0080] The amino acid sequences show 34% identity at the amino acid level to the CitC protein, citrate (pro-3s)-lyase (ligase), of E. coli (accession number: SW: P77390).

[0081] A further mutant was identified with a nucleotide sequence having 99% sequence identity to the S. pyogenes nucleotide sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 25. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 26.

[0082] The amino acid sequence shows 37% identity at the amino acid level to the CitX protein, of E. coli (accession number: SW: P77563).

[0083] A further three mutants were identified with nucleotide sequences showing 100% identity to the S. pyogenes nucleotide sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 27. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 28.

[0084] The amino acid sequences show 59% identity at the amino acid level to the Oada protein, oxaloacetate decarboxylase subunit alpha, of K. pneumoniae (accession number: SW:P13187).

[0085] All the predicted protein sequences of the above mutants show various degrees of identity to gene products of E. coli or K. pneumoniae required for citrate fermentation.

[0086] This demonstrates that the disrupted genes are at least partially identical to the citF,E,D,C,X and oada genes of E. coli or K. pneumoniae. The genes involved in citrate fermentation are located together at a single locus on the chromosome in E. coli and K. pneumoniae. Therefore, the attenuation of S. pyogenes mutants could result from a failure to express its citFEDCX and oada genes, or downstream genes. These genes have not previously been assigned a role in virulence.

[0087] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes genes to those present in E. coli or K. pneumoniae, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0088] Mutants for each of citF,E,D,X and oada were tested for attenuation of virulence. The mutated microorganisms were shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.122 (citF), 0.064 (citE), 0.078 (citD), 0.025 (citX) and 0.251 (oadA).

EXAMPLE 9

[0089] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0090] The nucleotide sequence showed 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 29. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 30.

[0091] The amino acid sequence shows 27% identity at the amino acid level to the femB protein of S. aureas (accession number: TREMBL: Q9X9D7).

[0092] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the femB gene of S. aureas. However, this gene was previously unknown in S. pyogenes, and has not been assigned a role in virulence.

[0093] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes gene to the femB gene in S. aureas, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Steptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

EXAMPLE 10

[0094] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0095] The nucleotide sequence has significant identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 31. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 32.

[0096] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.160.

EXAMPLE 11

[0097] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0098] The nucleotide sequence has 100% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 33. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 34.

EXAMPLE 12

[0099] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0100] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 35. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 36.

[0101] The amino acid sequence shows 46% identity at the amino acid level to the subtilin transport ATP-binding protein of Bacillus subtilis (accession number: SW: P33116).

[0102] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the braB gene of B. subtilis.

[0103] Given the similarity of the gene of S. pyogenes to that in B. subtilis, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0104] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.128.

EXAMPLE 13

[0105] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0106] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 37. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 38.

EXAMPLE 14

[0107] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0108] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 39. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 40.

[0109] The amino acid sequence shows 29% identity at the amino acid level to a 36.9 kDa hypothetical protein from E. coli (accession number SW: P33019).

[0110] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the gene of E. coli. Other similar sequences may be implicated in virulence.

[0111] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.747.

EXAMPLE 15

[0112] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0113] The nucleotide sequence has 99% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 41. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 42.

[0114] The amino acid sequence shows 29% identity at the amino acid level to a 89 kDa hypothetical protein from A. fulgidus (accession number TREMBL: 028455).

[0115] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the gene of E. coli. Other, similar sequences may be implicated in virulence.

[0116] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.588.

EXAMPLE 16

[0117] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0118] The nucleotide sequence has 99% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 43. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 44.

EXAMPLE 17

[0119] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0120] The nucleotide sequence has 98%. identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 45. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 46.

EXAMPLE 18

[0121] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0122] The nucleotide sequence has 97% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 47. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 48.

EXAMPLE 19

[0123] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0124] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 49. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 50.

[0125] The amino acid sequence shows 47% identity at the amino acid level to the ciaH protein of S. pneumoniae (accession number:SW: Q54955).

[0126] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the ciaH gene of S. pneumoniae.

[0127] Given the similarity of the ciaH gene of S. pyogenes to the ciaH gene of S. pneumoniae., the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0128] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.205.

EXAMPLE 20

[0129] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0130] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 51. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 52.

[0131] The amino acid sequence shows 39% identity at the amino acid level to the mucA homologue protein of S. pneumonia (accession number:TREMBL: Q9ZBB1).

[0132] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the mucA gene of S. pneumoniae.

[0133] Given the similarity of the gene of S. pyogenes to the mucA gene of S. pneumoniae, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0134] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.547.

EXAMPLE 21

[0135] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0136] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 53. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 54.

[0137] The amino acid sequence shows 69% identity at the amino acid level to the gidA protein of B. subtilis (accession number: SW:P39815).

[0138] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the gene of B. subtilis.

[0139] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes to the gidA gene of B. subtilis, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0140] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.444.

EXAMPLE 22

[0141] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0142] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 55. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 56.

[0143] The amino acid sequence shows 74% identity at the amino acid level to the dltA protein of S. mutans (accession number:SW:Q53526).

[0144] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the dltA gene of S. mutans.

[0145] Given the similarity of the S. pyogenes gene to the dltA gene of S. mutans, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0146] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.205.

EXAMPLE 23

[0147] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0148] The nucleotide sequence has 98% identity at the nucleotide level to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 57. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 58.

[0149] The amino acid sequence shows 41% identity at the amino acid level to the hmgA protein of A. fulgidus (accession number: SW: 028538).

[0150] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene is at least partially identical to the gene of A. fulgidus.

[0151] Given the similarity of the gene of S. pyogenes to the hmgA gene of A. fulgidus, the skilled person will appreciate that similar sequences in other Streptococci and Gram-positive bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

[0152] In the test for attenuation of virulence, the mutated microorganism was shown to be attenuated with a competitive index (CI) of 0.205.

EXAMPLE 24

[0153] A first mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0154] The nucleotide sequence has 99% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 59. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 60.

[0155] The amino acid sequence shows 34% identity at the amino acid level to the putative JAG protein from T. maritima (accession number TREMBL: Q9X1H1).

[0156] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene from S. pyogenes is at least partially identical to the gene of T. maritima. Similar sequences in other Gram-negative bacteria may be implicated in virulence.

EXAMPLE 25

[0157] A further mutant was identified and the nucleotide sequence immediately following the transposon insertion was cloned.

[0158] The nucleotide sequence has 99% identity to a sequence within the S. pyogenes genome, shown as SEQ ID NO. 61. The predicted amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 62.

[0159] The amino acid sequence shows 49% identity at the amino acid level to a 49.4 kDa hypothetical protein from S. suis (accession number TREMBL: Q9X4U3).

[0160] This demonstrates that the disrupted gene of S. pyogenes is at least partially identical to the gene of S. suis. Similar sequences in other Gram-negative bacteria may also be implicated in virulence.

1 62 1 666 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 1 atggatcaaa ccattcatca ccaaatacag caagcactac actttagaac agccgttcgt 60 gtttataagg aagaaaagat ttctgatgag gatttagccc ttatccttga tgctgcttgg 120 ttaagccctt cttctattgg cttagaaggc tggcgctttg tcgttttaga caacaagcct 180 attaaagaag aaatcaagcc ctttgcctgg ggagcccagt atcaactgga aacagctagt 240 cactttattc ttttaatagc cgaaaaacat gcaagatacg atagccctgc tatcaaaaat 300 agccttttac ggcgtggtat caaagaaggt gatggtctca acagccgcct aaaactctat 360 gaatctttcc aaaaagagga catggatatg gcagataatc ctcgggcact ctttgattgg 420 acagctaaac aaacctatat cgctcttggt aatatgatga tgacagctgc tcttttgggc 480 attgatactt gccctattga aggctttcat tatgataagg tcaatcatat cctagctaag 540 cataatgtga ttgatttaga aaaagaaggc attgctagca tgttatccct aggctatcgt 600 ttgcgagatc ccaaacatgc tcaagttcgt aagcctaaag aagaagtgat ttcagtcgtt 660 aaatga 666 2 221 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 2 Met Asp Gln Thr Ile His His Gln Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu His Phe Arg 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Val Arg Val Tyr Lys Glu Glu Lys Ile Ser Asp Glu Asp Leu 20 25 30 Ala Leu Ile Leu Asp Ala Ala Trp Leu Ser Pro Ser Ser Ile Gly Leu 35 40 45 Glu Gly Trp Arg Phe Val Val Leu Asp Asn Lys Pro Ile Lys Glu Glu 50 55 60 Ile Lys Pro Phe Ala Trp Gly Ala Gln Tyr Gln Leu Glu Thr Ala Ser 65 70 75 80 His Phe Ile Leu Leu Ile Ala Glu Lys His Ala Arg Tyr Asp Ser Pro 85 90 95 Ala Ile Lys Asn Ser Leu Leu Arg Arg Gly Ile Lys Glu Gly Asp Gly 100 105 110 Leu Asn Ser Arg Leu Lys Leu Tyr Glu Ser Phe Gln Lys Glu Asp Met 115 120 125 Asp Met Ala Asp Asn Pro Arg Ala Leu Phe Asp Trp Thr Ala Lys Gln 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Ile Ala Leu Gly Asn Met Met Met Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 Ile Asp Thr Cys Pro Ile Glu Gly Phe His Tyr Asp Lys Val Asn His 165 170 175 Ile Leu Ala Lys His Asn Val Ile Asp Leu Glu Lys Glu Gly Ile Ala 180 185 190 Ser Met Leu Ser Leu Gly Tyr Arg Leu Arg Asp Pro Lys His Ala Gln 195 200 205 Val Arg Lys Pro Lys Glu Glu Val Ile Ser Val Val Lys 210 215 220 3 1071 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 3 atgagacgcg aattattact agaaaaaatt gaaacctaca aggctatcat gccctggtat 60 gttttagatt attaccaatc caaattagct gttccataca gctttaccac cttatatgag 120 tatttaaaag aatacaaacg cttttttgat tggctgatgg atgctgattt aacgcaggcg 180 ccaaagattg ctgatattga cttgagcacg cttgagcacc ttaccaagaa ggatttagag 240 gcctttgtgc tttatttgcg ggaacgacct tctctcaaca cctattccac caaagagggg 300 ctttctcaaa ccactattaa tcggaccttg tctgccttat caagccttta caagtacttg 360 actgaagagg ttgaaaatga ccaaggggag ccttattttt atcggaatgt tatgaaaaaa 420 gtgtcaacaa aaaagaaaaa agaaaccctg gcttccagag cggaaaatat taagcagaaa 480 ctgtttttag gtgatgaaac tctagctttc ttggattatg tggataagga atatgagcaa 540 aaattgtcta atcgtgccaa atcttctttc cgtaaaaata aggagaggga tttggctatt 600 attgctctac tacttgcttc tggtgttcgt ttgtctgaag cagtgaatct tgatttaaaa 660 gatgtcaatc taaatatgat gattatcgaa gttattcgca aaggcggaaa acgtgattca 720 gtcaatgtag caggttttgc gaaaggttat ttggagtctt atttagctgt tcgtcagaga 780 cgttacaagg ctgaaaaaca ggatcttgct ttctttttaa cagaataccg tggcgttcca 840 aatcgaatgg atgcttctag tatagaaaag atggttggca agtactctga ggattttaaa 900 attcgtgtga ctcctcacaa attgcgtcat acgctagcga caagactata tgatgctact 960 aaatctcagg tgttagttag tcatcaatta ggccattcct ctactcaagt cacggatctt 1020 tatacccata ttgtcaatga tgagcaaaaa aatgctttag ataaccttta a 1071 4 356 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 4 Met Arg Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Lys Ile Asp Glu Leu Lys Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 Met Pro Trp Tyr Val Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Gln Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Pro 20 25 30 Tyr Ser Phe Thr Thr Leu Tyr Glu Tyr Leu Lys Glu Tyr Arg Arg Phe 35 40 45 Phe Glu Trp Leu Ile Asp Ser Gly Val Ser Asn Ala Asn Lys Leu Ala 50 55 60 Asp Ile Pro Leu Glu Thr Leu Glu His Leu Ser Lys Lys Asp Met Glu 65 70 75 80 Ser Phe Ile Leu Tyr Leu Arg Glu Arg Thr Leu Leu Asn Thr Lys Asn 85 90 95 Lys Arg Gln Gly Val Ser Gln Thr Thr Ile Asn Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala 100 105 110 Leu Ser Ser Leu Tyr Lys Tyr Leu Thr Glu Glu Val Glu Asn Ala Asp 115 120 125 Gly Glu Pro Tyr Phe Tyr Arg Asn Val Met Lys Lys Val Ser Thr Lys 130 135 140 Lys Lys Lys Glu Thr Leu Ala Ala Arg Ala Glu Asn Ile Lys Gln Lys 145 150 155 160 Leu Phe Leu Gly Asn Glu Thr Met Glu Phe Leu Glu Tyr Val Asp Cys 165 170 175 Glu Tyr Glu Gln Lys Leu Ser Lys Arg Ala Leu Ser Ser Phe Arg Lys 180 185 190 Asn Lys Glu Arg Asp Leu Ala Ile Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Ser Gly 195 200 205 Val Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Val Asn Leu Asp Leu Lys Asp Val Asn Leu 210 215 220 Asn Met Met Ile Ile Glu Val Thr Arg Lys Gly Gly Lys His Asp Ser 225 230 235 240 Val Asn Val Ala Gly Phe Ala Lys Pro Tyr Leu Glu Asn Tyr Ile Thr 245 250 255 Ile Arg Arg Gly Arg Tyr Lys Ala Lys Lys Thr Asp Leu Ala Phe Phe 260 265 270 Leu Ser Glu Tyr Arg Gly Val Pro Asn Arg Met Asp Ala Ser Ser Ile 275 280 285 Glu Lys Met Val Ala Lys Tyr Ser Gln Asp Phe Lys Ile Arg Val Thr 290 295 300 Pro His Lys Leu Arg His Thr Leu Ala Thr Arg Leu Tyr Asp Ala Thr 305 310 315 320 Lys Ser Gln Val Leu Val Ser His Gln Leu Gly His Ala Ser Thr Gln 325 330 335 Val Thr Asp Leu Tyr Thr His Ile Val Asn Asp Glu Gln Lys Asn Ala 340 345 350 Leu Asp Lys Leu 355 5 2265 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 5 atgacacgct ttacagaata tgttgaaact aaactaggaa aatcacttac gcaagccagc 60 aatgaagaga tttatctatc attattaaac tttgtcaaag aagaagctag ccacaaggct 120 aaaaattctg ctaaacgcaa agtttactat atctcagcag agtttttgat tggtaaatta 180 ctatcaaaca acctgattaa cctaggaatt tacaaggaca tcaaagaaga attggcagct 240 gctggcaagt ctatcgcaga agtcgaagat gttgaattag aaccatcact aggtaatggt 300 ggtttaggac gccttgcttc atgttttatt gactctattg catctcttgg gattaatggt 360 gaaggggttg gtttaaacta tcattgtggg ttgtttaagc aagtcttcaa acacaatgag 420 caagaagctg agccaaactt ctggattgaa gatgactcat ggttggttcc aacagacatt 480 tcttacgatg tgccttttaa gaacttcacc ttgaaatctc gtcttgatcg tattgatgtt 540 ttgggttaca aacgcgacac taaaaactac cttaacttgt ttgatatcga gggcgttgat 600 tacgggttaa tcaaagacgg catttctttt gataaaacgc aaattgctaa aaacttgacc 660 ttgttcctct acccagacga ttctgacaaa aatggggaat tgctccgtat ttaccaacag 720 tactttatgg tgtcaaatgc agcgcaatta atcattgatg aagctatcga acgtggttca 780 aaccttcatg accttgcaga ctacgcttac gtgcaaatta atgacacgca tccatcaatg 840 gtcatcccag aattaattcg tctcttgact gaaaaacatg gctttgactt tgatgaagcg 900 gtagctgttg tgaaaaatat ggttggttac actaaccaca ctattcttgc agaagccctt 960 gaaaaatggc caactgctta cttaaacgaa gtagtgccac acttggtaac catcattgaa 1020 aaattggatg ctcttgttcg ttcagaagtg tctgatccag ctgttcaaat tattgacgaa 1080 tcaggtcgtg tgcacatggc ccatatggat attcattttg caacaagtgt caatggggta 1140 gcagcactcc acacagaaat cttgaaaaac agcgaattaa aagctttcta tgacctttac 1200 ccagaaaaat tcaacaacaa aaccaacggg attactttcc gtcgttggct agaatttgct 1260 aaccaagact tggctgatta cattaaagaa cttattggcg atgagtactt gactgacgca 1320 acaaaattag aaaaattgat ggcctttgca gatgacaaag ctgttcatgc taaattggct 1380 gaaatcaaat tcaacaacaa attagctctt aaacgttacc ttaaagacaa taaagacatt 1440 gagcttgatg aacattctat tattgatacc caaatcaaac gtttccacga gtacaaacgt 1500 caacagatga atgctcttta cgtgattcac aaatatttgg aaattaaaaa aggcaacctt 1560 ccaaaacgta aaatcactgt tatctttgga ggtaaagcag cgcctgctta cattattgcg 1620 caagacatca ttcacttgat cctttgcttg tctgaattga ttaacaatga ccctgaagta 1680 agcccatacc ttaatgtgca tctagttgaa aattacaacg tgacagtagc agagcacttg 1740 attccagcaa ctgatatttc tgagcaaatt tcactagcat ccaaagaagc ttctggaact 1800 ggtaatatga aattcatgct taacggtgct ttaacacttg gtacaatgga cggtgctaac 1860 gtagaaatcg ctgagcttgc aggcatggag aatatctata cctttggtaa agattctgac 1920 accatcatca acctttatgc gactgcttct tatgtagcaa aagattacta tgataaccac 1980 cctgctatta aagcagcagt gaactttatt atcagtccag aattgctagc atttggcaac 2040 gaagaacgtc ttgatcgtct ttataaagaa ttgatttcaa aagactggtt catgactttg 2100 attgaccttg aagagtacat tgaagtgaaa gaaaaaatgt tagcagacta tgaagaccaa 2160 gatttatgga tgacaaaagt ggtccataac atcgcaaaag ctggattctt ctcatctgac 2220 cgtaccattg agcagtataa cgaagatatt tggcattcac gataa 2265 6 754 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 6 Met Thr Arg Phe Thr Glu Tyr Val Glu Thr Lys Leu Gly Lys Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Thr Gln Ala Ser Asn Glu Glu Ile Tyr Leu Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Val 20 25 30 Lys Glu Glu Ala Ser His Lys Ala Lys Asn Ser Ala Lys Arg Lys Val 35 40 45 Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Ala Glu Phe Leu Ile Gly Lys Leu Leu Ser Asn Asn 50 55 60 Leu Ile Asn Leu Gly Ile Tyr Lys Asp Ile Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Lys Ser Ile Ala Glu Val Glu Asp Val Glu Leu Glu Pro Ser 85 90 95 Leu Gly Asn Gly Gly Leu Gly Arg Leu Ala Ser Cys Phe Ile Asp Ser 100 105 110 Ile Ala Ser Leu Gly Ile Asn Gly Glu Gly Val Gly Leu Asn Tyr His 115 120 125 Cys Gly Leu Phe Lys Gln Val Phe Lys His Asn Glu Gln Glu Ala Glu 130 135 140 Pro Asn Phe Trp Ile Glu Asp Asp Ser Trp Leu Val Pro Thr Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Asp Val Pro Phe Lys Asn Phe Thr Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Asp 165 170 175 Arg Ile Asp Val Leu Gly Tyr Lys Arg Asp Thr Lys Asn Tyr Leu Asn 180 185 190 Leu Phe Asp Ile Glu Gly Val Asp Tyr Gly Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Ile 195 200 205 Ser Phe Asp Lys Thr Gln Ile Ala Lys Asn Leu Thr Leu Phe Leu Tyr 210 215 220 Pro Asp Asp Ser Asp Lys Asn Gly Glu Leu Leu Arg Ile Tyr Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 Tyr Phe Met Val Ser Asn Ala Ala Gln Leu Ile Ile Asp Glu Ala Ile 245 250 255 Glu Arg Gly Ser Asn Leu His Asp Leu Ala Asp Tyr Ala Tyr Val Gln 260 265 270 Ile Asn Asp Thr His Pro Ser Met Val Ile Pro Glu Leu Ile Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Thr Glu Lys His Gly Phe Asp Phe Asp Glu Ala Val Ala Val Val 290 295 300 Lys Asn Met Val Gly Tyr Thr Asn His Thr Ile Leu Ala Glu Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 Glu Lys Trp Pro Thr Ala Tyr Leu Asn Glu Val Val Pro His Leu Val 325 330 335 Thr Ile Ile Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Leu Val Arg Ser Glu Val Ser Asp 340 345 350 Pro Ala Val Gln Ile Ile Asp Glu Ser Gly Arg Val His Met Ala His 355 360 365 Met Asp Ile His Phe Ala Thr Ser Val Asn Gly Val Ala Ala Leu His 370 375 380 Thr Glu Ile Leu Lys Asn Ser Glu Leu Lys Ala Phe Tyr Asp Leu Tyr 385 390 395 400 Pro Glu Lys Phe Asn Asn Lys Thr Asn Gly Ile Thr Phe Arg Arg Trp 405 410 415 Leu Glu Phe Ala Asn Gln Asp Leu Ala Asp Tyr Ile Lys Glu Leu Ile 420 425 430 Gly Asp Glu Tyr Leu Thr Asp Ala Thr Lys Leu Glu Lys Leu Met Ala 435 440 445 Phe Ala Asp Asp Lys Ala Val His Ala Lys Leu Ala Glu Ile Lys Phe 450 455 460 Asn Asn Lys Leu Ala Leu Lys Arg Tyr Leu Lys Asp Asn Lys Asp Ile 465 470 475 480 Glu Leu Asp Glu His Ser Ile Ile Asp Thr Gln Ile Lys Arg Phe His 485 490 495 Glu Tyr Lys Arg Gln Gln Met Asn Ala Leu Tyr Val Ile His Lys Tyr 500 505 510 Leu Glu Ile Lys Lys Gly Asn Leu Pro Lys Arg Lys Ile Thr Val Ile 515 520 525 Phe Gly Gly Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Tyr Ile Ile Ala Gln Asp Ile Ile 530 535 540 His Leu Ile Leu Cys Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Asn Asn Asp Pro Glu Val 545 550 555 560 Ser Pro Tyr Leu Asn Val His Leu Val Glu Asn Tyr Asn Val Thr Val 565 570 575 Ala Glu His Leu Ile Pro Ala Thr Asp Ile Ser Glu Gln Ile Ser Leu 580 585 590 Ala Ser Lys Glu Ala Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Met Lys Phe Met Leu Asn 595 600 605 Gly Ala Leu Thr Leu Gly Thr Met Asp Gly Ala Asn Val Glu Ile Ala 610 615 620 Glu Leu Ala Gly Met Glu Asn Ile Tyr Thr Phe Gly Lys Asp Ser Asp 625 630 635 640 Thr Ile Ile Asn Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ala Ser Tyr Val Ala Lys Asp Tyr 645 650 655 Tyr Asp Asn His Pro Ala Ile Lys Ala Ala Val Asn Phe Ile Ile Ser 660 665 670 Pro Glu Leu Leu Ala Phe Gly Asn Glu Glu Arg Leu Asp Arg Leu Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Glu Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Phe Met Thr Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu 690 695 700 Glu Tyr Ile Glu Val Lys Glu Lys Met Leu Ala Asp Tyr Glu Asp Gln 705 710 715 720 Asp Leu Trp Met Thr Lys Val Val His Asn Ile Ala Lys Ala Gly Phe 725 730 735 Phe Ser Ser Asp Arg Thr Ile Glu Gln Tyr Asn Glu Asp Ile Trp His 740 745 750 Ser Arg 7 1371 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 7 atgaaacaaa aaaatgtata tatcgtcatt ggattcatgc tatttgcgct attttttgga 60 gcagcaaacc tcatttaccc agctttttta ggcatctact caggtcatca gattctatgg 120 tctatcattg gtttttgttt aactggtgtc tccttgcctt tactcggtgt cattgctgtt 180 gctaaatctg gatcaggcga tgttgaaagt ttggcacgcc ccatctctaa atggtatgca 240 atcttctatt cttccatttt gtatttatct attggcccat tttttgctat tccaagaaca 300 ggagccactt ctttttcagt cggtatcgct cctatcttag gagataatac aaccaataaa 360 gctatttatg ctatactatt ttttggtctg tcctacttcc ttgctatcaa acctagtaaa 420 ctagctgaaa atatcggaaa atttttaacg ccaacgttgt tagttgttat ttctattttg 480 gttatcgcgt cctttgtcca tcctgctgga aattacggtg atgcttttaa cgctggggtc 540 ggtgttaata atgcctttaa agattttcct tttatagcag gattaattca aggttatggc 600 actatggatg cactagcttc tcttgttttt gctattttag tcattgaggc taccaaacaa 660 tttggcgcta agacggacaa agaaatgacc aaaataacac ttatttctgg ggctattgcc 720 attttgctat tagcacttgt ctatatcttt gtcggtcgta ttggagcaac atcacaatca 780 ttatttcctt ttattgatgg cagctttacc cttcatggta atccagttaa tggcggtcaa 840 atcttaagtc atgcttctcg tttttaccta ggtggcatcg gacaagcatt tctagctgtt 900 gtgattttcc tggcctgtct aaccacttca acaggcttaa tcacgtcaag tgctgaatac 960 ttccataaat tagtgcctgc tttatctcat attgcttggg caactatctt tactttacta 1020 tcagctttct tttattttgg tggcttatca gtcattatca actggtcagc tcctgtttta 1080 ttccttttat acccattaac agtcgattta attttccttg ttttggcaca aaaatgcttc 1140 aataatgatc ctattgtcta tcgaactaca attggtctaa cctttattcc tgccatattt 1200 gatgcactcc taacactatc acaaatgact ggattatttc atttaccaga agccgttgta 1260 acttttttcc aaaaaactgt tccactaggg caattctcaa tgggatggat tatctttgct 1320 gctattggtt ttttaatagg gcttatacta agtaaaacga agaaaagcta a 1371 8 456 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 8 Met Lys Gln Lys Asn Val Tyr Ile Val Ile Gly Phe Met Leu Phe Ala 1 5 10 15 Leu Phe Phe Gly Ala Ala Asn Leu Ile Tyr Pro Ala Phe Leu Gly Ile 20 25 30 Tyr Ser Gly His Gln Ile Leu Trp Ser Ile Ile Gly Phe Cys Leu Thr 35 40 45 Gly Val Ser Leu Pro Leu Leu Gly Val Ile Ala Val Ala Lys Ser Gly 50 55 60 Ser Gly Asp Val Glu Ser Leu Ala Arg Pro Ile Ser Lys Trp Tyr Ala 65 70 75 80 Ile Phe Tyr Ser Ser Ile Leu Tyr Leu Ser Ile Gly Pro Phe Phe Ala 85 90 95 Ile Pro Arg Thr Gly Ala Thr Ser Phe Ser Val Gly Ile Ala Pro Ile 100 105 110 Leu Gly Asp Asn Thr Thr Asn Lys Ala Ile Tyr Ala Ile Leu Phe Phe 115 120 125 Gly Leu Ser Tyr Phe Leu Ala Ile Lys Pro Ser Lys Leu Ala Glu Asn 130 135 140 Ile Gly Lys Phe Leu Thr Pro Thr Leu Leu Val Val Ile Ser Ile Leu 145 150 155 160 Val Ile Ala Ser Phe Val His Pro Ala Gly Asn Tyr Gly Asp Ala Phe 165 170 175 Asn Ala Gly Val Gly Val Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Asp Phe Pro Phe Ile 180 185 190 Ala Gly Leu Ile Gln Gly Tyr Gly Thr Met Asp Ala Leu Ala Ser Leu 195 200 205 Val Phe Ala Ile Leu Val Ile Glu Ala Thr Lys Gln Phe Gly Ala Lys 210 215 220 Thr Asp Lys Glu Met Thr Lys Ile Thr Leu Ile Ser Gly Ala Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Ile Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Tyr Ile Phe Val Gly Arg Ile Gly Ala 245 250 255 Thr Ser Gln Ser Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile Asp Gly Ser Phe Thr Leu His 260 265 270 Gly Asn Pro Val Asn Gly Gly Gln Ile Leu Ser His Ala Ser Arg Phe 275 280 285 Tyr Leu Gly Gly Ile Gly Gln Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Val Ile Phe Leu 290 295 300 Ala Cys Leu Thr Thr Ser Thr Gly Leu Ile Thr Ser Ser Ala Glu Tyr 305 310 315 320 Phe His Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Leu Ser His Ile Ala Trp Ala Thr Ile 325 330 335 Phe Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Phe Phe Tyr Phe Gly Gly Leu Ser Val Ile 340 345 350 Ile Asn Trp Ser Ala Pro Val Leu Phe Leu Leu Tyr Pro Leu Thr Val 355 360 365 Asp Leu Ile Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Gln Lys Cys Phe Asn Asn Asp Pro 370 375 380 Ile Val Tyr Arg Thr Thr Ile Gly Leu Thr Phe Ile Pro Ala Ile Phe 385 390 395 400 Asp Ala Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Gln Met Thr Gly Leu Phe His Leu Pro 405 410 415 Glu Ala Val Val Thr Phe Phe Gln Lys Thr Val Pro Leu Gly Gln Phe 420 425 430 Ser Met Gly Trp Ile Ile Phe Ala Ala Ile Gly Phe Leu Ile Gly Leu 435 440 445 Ile Leu Ser Lys Thr Lys Lys Ser 450 455 9 441 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 9 atggggattt tagaaaaaaa acttgataac ttagtaaata ctattttatt aaaagcagaa 60 aatcagcatg agttattatt tggagcttgt caaagtgacg ttaagcttac taatacgcaa 120 gaacatattt taatgttact atctcagcaa cgtctcacta atacagattt ggctaaggca 180 ttaaatatta gtcaggcggc agtaactaag gctatcaaga gtttggtcaa acaagacatg 240 ttagcaggaa ctaaggatac ggttgatgct agggtgactt attttgaatt aaccgagtta 300 gctaagccta ttgcgtcaga acatacccat catcatgatg aaaccttaaa tgtttacaac 360 cgtttattac aaaaattctc cgcgaaagaa ttagagattg tagataagtt tgtaacagtt 420 tttgctgagg aattagaagg g 441 10 147 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 10 Met Gly Ile Leu Glu Lys Lys Leu Asp Asn Leu Val Asn Thr Ile Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Lys Ala Glu Asn Gln His Glu Leu Leu Phe Gly Ala Cys Gln Ser 20 25 30 Asp Val Lys Leu Thr Asn Thr Gln Glu His Ile Leu Met Leu Leu Ser 35 40 45 Gln Gln Arg Leu Thr Asn Thr Asp Leu Ala Lys Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser 50 55 60 Gln Ala Ala Val Thr Lys Ala Ile Lys Ser Leu Val Lys Gln Asp Met 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Gly Thr Lys Asp Thr Val Asp Ala Arg Val Thr Tyr Phe Glu 85 90 95 Leu Thr Glu Leu Ala Lys Pro Ile Ala Ser Glu His Thr His His His 100 105 110 Asp Glu Thr Leu Asn Val Tyr Asn Arg Leu Leu Gln Lys Phe Ser Ala 115 120 125 Lys Glu Leu Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Phe Val Thr Val Phe Ala Glu Glu 130 135 140 Leu Glu Gly 145 11 815 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 11 atgcttgata ttttattcta tgatttcatg caacgggcgg taatggcggt agttgccatt 60 agtatttttg ctccgatttt aggtattttc cttattttac gtcgtcaaag tttgatgagc 120 gataccctta gtcatgtttc tttggctggg gtagcgcttg gggtagtcct tggtatttca 180 ccaaccatca ctactattat tgttgtggtt ttagctgcta ttttgttaga atacctgcgt 240 gtagtttaca aacactacat ggagatttca acggcgattt tgatgtcact tggcttggcc 300 ctatctctga ttattatgag taagtcgcat agttcatcaa gcatgagttt agaacaatac 360 ctttttggat cgatcatcac gattagtatg gaacaagttg tcgccttgtt tgctattgct 420 gcgattattt taatcttgac cgttctcttc attagaccga tgtacattct gacctttgat 480 gaagatactg cttttgtaga tggtttgccc gttcgcttga tgtctgttct attcaatatc 540 gtcactgggg ttgctattgc tttgaccatt ccagcagcag gagcactttt ggtttctacc 600 attatggtct tgccagcaag tatcgcaatg agattgggta aaaactttaa aacagttatc 660 ttactgggaa ttgtcatcgg ttttagcggt atgttatctg gtattttctt atcttatttc 720 tttgaaacgc cagctagtgc cactattacc atgattttca ttagtatttt cctcttagtt 780 agtctaggtg gaatgcttaa aaaacggtta tttaa 815 12 239 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 12 Met Arg Tyr Ile Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Ser Phe Gln Tyr Glu Ser Glu 1 5 10 15 Pro Val Leu Glu Gly Ile Thr Tyr His Leu Asp Ser Gly Glu Phe Val 20 25 30 Thr Met Thr Gly Glu Asn Gly Ala Ala Lys Ser Thr Leu Ile Lys Ala 35 40 45 Thr Leu Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Lys Ala Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Ala Lys 50 55 60 Lys Asn Lys Asp Gly Lys Gln Leu Arg Ile Ala Tyr Leu Pro Gln Gln 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Ser Phe Asn Ala Gly Phe Pro Ser Thr Val Tyr Glu Phe Val 85 90 95 Lys Ser Gly Arg Tyr Pro Arg Ser Gly Trp Phe Arg His Leu Asn Lys 100 105 110 His Asp Glu Glu His Val Gln Ala Ser Leu Glu Ala Val Gly Met Trp 115 120 125 Glu Asn Arg His Lys Arg Ile Gly Ser Leu Ser Gly Gly Gln Lys Gln 130 135 140 Arg Val Val Ile Ala Arg Met Phe Ala Ser Asp Pro Asp Ile Phe Val 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp Glu Pro Thr Thr Gly Met Asp Ser Gly Thr Thr Asp Thr Phe 165 170 175 Tyr Glu Leu Met His His Ser Ala His Gln His Gly Lys Ser Val Leu 180 185 190 Met Ile Thr His Asp Pro Glu Glu Val Lys Ala Tyr Ala Asp Arg Asn 195 200 205 Ile His Leu Val Arg Asn Gln Lys Leu Pro Trp Arg Cys Phe Asn Ile 210 215 220 His Glu Ala Glu Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Gly Gly His Gly His Ala 225 230 235 13 681 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 13 atgtattcta taaaatgtga tgataataaa gccatgccaa gagaacgttt gatgcgacta 60 ggagcagagt ctctaagtaa tcaagaatta ttagcaattt tattacgaac aggtaataaa 120 gaaaagcatg tcttagagct gtcatcctat cttttatcgc atttagacag tctggcagat 180 tttaaaaaga tgtctttgca agaattacaa catttggcag gtataggaaa agttaaagcg 240 attgaaatta aagctatgat tgagttggtt tcccgaattt tagcgacaga taagacatta 300 actgatagcg tattaaccag tgttcaggtc gctgaaaaaa tgatggcagc tttaggagat 360 aaaaaacaag agcatttagt cgtattgtat ttagataatc aaaatcgtat tattgaagaa 420 aaaactattt ttattgggac tgtccgacgt tcacttgcag aaccaagaga aattttatac 480 tatgcctgta aaaatatggc gactagtctc attgttattc ataatcatcc ttcaggaaat 540 attgaaccta gttctaacga ttattgcttt actgaaaaaa taaaacgatc atgtgaagat 600 ttaggcatta tctgtctaga tcacattatc gttagctata aagattatta tagttttcga 660 gaaaaatcaa ccctttttta a 681 14 226 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 14 Met Tyr Ser Ile Lys Cys Asp Asp Asn Lys Ala Met Pro Arg Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Met Arg Leu Gly Ala Glu Ser Leu Ser Asn Gln Glu Leu Leu Ala 20 25 30 Ile Leu Leu Arg Thr Gly Asn Lys Glu Lys His Val Leu Glu Leu Ser 35 40 45 Ser Tyr Leu Leu Ser His Leu Asp Ser Leu Ala Asp Phe Lys Lys Met 50 55 60 Ser Leu Gln Glu Leu Gln His Leu Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Val Lys Ala 65 70 75 80 Ile Glu Ile Lys Ala Met Ile Glu Leu Val Ser Arg Ile Leu Ala Thr 85 90 95 Asp Lys Thr Leu Thr Asp Ser Val Leu Thr Ser Val Gln Val Ala Glu 100 105 110 Lys Met Met Ala Ala Leu Gly Asp Lys Lys Gln Glu His Leu Val Val 115 120 125 Leu Tyr Leu Asp Asn Gln Asn Arg Ile Ile Glu Glu Lys Thr Ile Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gly Thr Val Arg Arg Ser Leu Ala Glu Pro Arg Glu Ile Leu Tyr 145 150 155 160 Tyr Ala Cys Lys Asn Met Ala Thr Ser Leu Ile Val Ile His Asn His 165 170 175 Pro Ser Gly Asn Ile Glu Pro Ser Ser Asn Asp Tyr Cys Phe Thr Glu 180 185 190 Lys Ile Lys Arg Ser Cys Glu Asp Leu Gly Ile Ile Cys Leu Asp His 195 200 205 Ile Ile Val Ser Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Arg Glu Lys Ser Thr 210 215 220 Leu Phe 225 15 410 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 15 atgatgttac gaaaatttaa aattaccatt gacggtaaag agtatcttgt agaaatggaa 60 gaaatcggtg ctcctgccca agcagctgcc cccgctcaac caatatccac tccagtacct 120 gtccctactg aagcaagccc acaagtggag gaagcgcaag caccacagcc agtagctgca 180 gcgggagcgg atgccattcc atcaccaatg cctggaacca tcttaaaagt cttagtagca 240 gtgggagacc aagtaactga aaatcagcca ctattgattt tagaagccat gaagatggaa 300 aatgagattg tggcctcatc agcaggaacc attacagcta tccacgtcgg tccaggtcaa 360 gtggtcaatc ctggtgatgg tctcattaca attggttaat agtactataa 410 16 134 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 16 Met Met Leu Arg Lys Phe Lys Ile Thr Ile Asp Gly Lys Glu Tyr Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Glu Met Glu Glu Ile Gly Ala Pro Ala Gln Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala 20 25 30 Gln Pro Ile Ser Thr Pro Val Pro Val Pro Thr Glu Ala Ser Pro Gln 35 40 45 Val Glu Glu Ala Gln Ala Pro Gln Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Asp 50 55 60 Ala Ile Pro Ser Pro Met Pro Gly Thr Ile Leu Lys Val Leu Val Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Gly Asp Gln Val Thr Glu Asn Gln Pro Leu Leu Ile Leu Glu Ala 85 90 95 Met Lys Met Glu Asn Glu Ile Val Ala Ser Ser Ala Gly Thr Ile Thr 100 105 110 Ala Ile His Val Gly Pro Gly Gln Val Val Asn Pro Gly Asp Gly Leu 115 120 125 Ile Thr Ile Gly Tyr Tyr 130 17 1533 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 17 atggtaacaa ataaactcgg tagagatatt cctcaaccat acgccgacca atacggtgtc 60 tttgaaggag aactcgcaaa tatcaaacag tatgacgaat caagtcgccg tattaaacca 120 gttaagcctg gagattctaa attactagga tctgttcgtg aagcgattga aaaaacaggt 180 ttaacagatg gcatgaccat ttctttccac caccatttcc gtgaagggga tttcattatg 240 aatatggtct tggaggaaat tgccaaaatg ggcattaaaa acctgtctat tgccccaagt 300 tccatcgcta atgtacatga gcctttgatt gatcacatca aaaatggtgt ggtcactaac 360 atcacttcat ctggtcttcg tgacaaagta ggggcagcca tctcagaagg actaatggaa 420 aatcctgtgg ttattcgctc ccatggtggt cgcgctcgtg ccattgctag tggggatatc 480 catattgatg ttgcctttct gggcgcccca agttcagatg cttacggaaa tgttaatggg 540 acaaaaggga aagcaacctg tggttctttg ggctatgcca tgattgatgc caaatatgcg 600 gatcaggtgg ttatcttgac agataatttg gttccttatc ctaatacccc aatcagcatt 660 cctcaaacag atgttgacta tgtggtaaca gtggatgcta tcggagatcc tcaaggaatc 720 gccaaagggg caactcgttt tacgaaaaat cctaaagaac tcttaattgc agaatacgcc 780 gctaaagtaa tcaccaactc tccttatttt aaagaaggat tctctttcca aactggaaca 840 ggtggcgctt ctttggcagt aacccgtttc atgcgtgaag ctatgattaa agaaaatatc 900 aaagctagct ttgctcttgg tggtattacc aatgctatgg tggagttgct cgaagaagaa 960 ctggttgaaa aaattcttga tgtccaagac tttgatcacc catcagctgt ttctcttggt 1020 aagcatgctg aacattatga aattgatgcc aacatgtatg cctcaccttt gagcaagggt 1080 gctgttatca atcaattaga cacttgtatt ttatcagccc ttgaagttga tactaacttc 1140 aatgttaatg tgatgacagg atctgacggc gtgattcgtg gcgcttctgg aggacactgc 1200 gacactgcct ttgcggctaa gatgagtttg gttatttcac cacttatccg cggacgcatc 1260 ccaacttttg tagatgaggt taatacggtc attacaccag gaacaagtgt cgatgtgatc 1320 gtcacagaag tgggaattgc cattaaccca aatcgtcaag acttagtaga ccatttcaaa 1380 tccctcaatg tgccacaatt tagtattgag gagctaaaag agaaggctta cgccatcgtt 1440 ggcacacctg agcgtattca atatggtgat aaggttgttg ctcttattga ataccgtgac 1500 ggtagcctca tggatgtggt ttacaatgtg taa 1533 18 510 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 18 Met Val Thr Asn Lys Leu Gly Arg Asp Ile Pro Gln Pro Tyr Ala Asp 1 5 10 15 Gln Tyr Gly Val Phe Glu Gly Glu Leu Ala Asn Ile Lys Gln Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Glu Ser Ser Arg Arg Ile Lys Pro Val Lys Pro Gly Asp Ser Lys Leu 35 40 45 Leu Gly Ser Val Arg Glu Ala Ile Glu Lys Thr Gly Leu Thr Asp Gly 50 55 60 Met Thr Ile Ser Phe His His His Phe Arg Glu Gly Asp Phe Ile Met 65 70 75 80 Asn Met Val Leu Glu Glu Ile Ala Lys Met Gly Ile Lys Asn Leu Ser 85 90 95 Ile Ala Pro Ser Ser Ile Ala Asn Val His Glu Pro Leu Ile Asp His 100 105 110 Ile Lys Asn Gly Val Val Thr Asn Ile Thr Ser Ser Gly Leu Arg Asp 115 120 125 Lys Val Gly Ala Ala Ile Ser Glu Gly Leu Met Glu Asn Pro Val Val 130 135 140 Ile Arg Ser His Gly Gly Arg Ala Arg Ala Ile Ala Ser Gly Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 His Ile Asp Val Ala Phe Leu Gly Ala Pro Ser Ser Asp Ala Tyr Gly 165 170 175 Asn Val Asn Gly Thr Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Cys Gly Ser Leu Gly Tyr 180 185 190 Ala Met Ile Asp Ala Lys Tyr Ala Asp Gln Val Val Ile Leu Thr Asp 195 200 205 Asn Leu Val Pro Tyr Pro Asn Thr Pro Ile Ser Ile Pro Gln Thr Asp 210 215 220 Val Asp Tyr Val Val Thr Val Asp Ala Ile Gly Asp Pro Gln Gly Ile 225 230 235 240 Ala Lys Gly Ala Thr Arg Phe Thr Lys Asn Pro Lys Glu Leu Leu Ile 245 250 255 Ala Glu Tyr Ala Ala Lys Val Ile Thr Asn Ser Pro Tyr Phe Lys Glu 260 265 270 Gly Phe Ser Phe Gln Thr Gly Thr Gly Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Thr 275 280 285 Arg Phe Met Arg Glu Ala Met Ile Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Ala Ser Phe 290 295 300 Ala Leu Gly Gly Ile Thr Asn Ala Met Val Glu Leu Leu Glu Glu Glu 305 310 315 320 Leu Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Asp Val Gln Asp Phe Asp His Pro Ser Ala 325 330 335 Val Ser Leu Gly Lys His Ala Glu His Tyr Glu Ile Asp Ala Asn Met 340 345 350 Tyr Ala Ser Pro Leu Ser Lys Gly Ala Val Ile Asn Gln Leu Asp Thr 355 360 365 Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Leu Glu Val Asp Thr Asn Phe Asn Val Asn Val 370 375 380 Met Thr Gly Ser Asp Gly Val Ile Arg Gly Ala Ser Gly Gly His Cys 385 390 395 400 Asp Thr Ala Phe Ala Ala Lys Met Ser Leu Val Ile Ser Pro Leu Ile 405 410 415 Arg Gly Arg Ile Pro Thr Phe Val Asp Glu Val Asn Thr Val Ile Thr 420 425 430 Pro Gly Thr Ser Val Asp Val Ile Val Thr Glu Val Gly Ile Ala Ile 435 440 445 Asn Pro Asn Arg Gln Asp Leu Val Asp His Phe Lys Ser Leu Asn Val 450 455 460 Pro Gln Phe Ser Ile Glu Glu Leu Lys Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Ile Val 465 470 475 480 Gly Thr Pro Glu Arg Ile Gln Tyr Gly Asp Lys Val Val Ala Leu Ile 485 490 495 Glu Tyr Arg Asp Gly Ser Leu Met Asp Val Val Tyr Asn Val 500 505 510 19 888 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 19 atggaacgtt taagaagaac aatgatgttt gtgcctggtg ccaatgcagc catgcttcga 60 gatgctcctt tatttggcgc tgattcaatc atgtttgact tggaagattc tgtttcactc 120 aaagaaaaag acacctctag agctctcgtt cattttgcgc ttaaaacttt tgattattca 180 agcgttgaaa cggttgttcg tgtgaatggt cttgattctt gtggggcttt agacatcgaa 240 gctgttgttt tggcaggtgt caacgtgatt cgtcttccaa aaacagagac tgctcaagat 300 attattgatg tggaggctgt tattgaacgt gtcgaacgcg agaacagcat tgaagttggt 360 cgcacacgta tgatggcagc cattgaatca gccgaaggtg tcctaaatgc tcgtgagatt 420 gccaaagctt ctaagcgctt gattggtatt gctcttggag cagaagacta tgtcacgaat 480 atgaaaacgc gtcgttaccc agatggtcaa gaattattct ttgctcgtag catgatttta 540 cacgctgctc gtgctgctgg aattgctgcc attgatactg tttattctga tgtcaataat 600 accgaagggt tccaaaacga agttcgcatg atcaaacagt taggatttga tggtaaatcg 660 gtcatcaacc ctcgccaaat tcctctggtc aatgagattt ataccccaac aaaaaaagaa 720 attgaccatg ccaaacaagt catctgggca attcgtgaag ctgaaagcaa aggctctggc 780 gttatttcct taaatggaaa aatggttgat aaaccaatcg ttgaacgtgc agaacgtgtg 840 attgccctag caacagcagc aggtgtttta tctgaggagg atatttaa 888 20 295 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 20 Met Glu Arg Leu Arg Arg Thr Met Met Phe Val Pro Gly Ala Asn Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Met Leu Arg Asp Ala Pro Leu Phe Gly Ala Asp Ser Ile Met Phe 20 25 30 Asp Leu Glu Asp Ser Val Ser Leu Lys Glu Lys Asp Thr Ser Arg Ala 35 40 45 Leu Val His Phe Ala Leu Lys Thr Phe Asp Tyr Ser Ser Val Glu Thr 50 55 60 Val Val Arg Val Asn Gly Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Ala Leu Asp Ile Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Val Val Leu Ala Gly Val Asn Val Ile Arg Leu Pro Lys Thr Glu 85 90 95 Thr Ala Gln Asp Ile Ile Asp Val Glu Ala Val Ile Glu Arg Val Glu 100 105 110 Arg Glu Asn Ser Ile Glu Val Gly Arg Thr Arg Met Met Ala Ala Ile 115 120 125 Glu Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Leu Asn Ala Arg Glu Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser 130 135 140 Lys Arg Leu Ile Gly Ile Ala Leu Gly Ala Glu Asp Tyr Val Thr Asn 145 150 155 160 Met Lys Thr Arg Arg Tyr Pro Asp Gly Gln Glu Leu Phe Phe Ala Arg 165 170 175 Ser Met Ile Leu His Ala Ala Arg Ala Ala Gly Ile Ala Ala Ile Asp 180 185 190 Thr Val Tyr Ser Asp Val Asn Asn Thr Glu Gly Phe Gln Asn Glu Val 195 200 205 Arg Met Ile Lys Gln Leu Gly Phe Asp Gly Lys Ser Val Ile Asn Pro 210 215 220 Arg Gln Ile Pro Leu Val Asn Glu Ile Tyr Thr Pro Thr Lys Lys Glu 225 230 235 240 Ile Asp His Ala Lys Gln Val Ile Trp Ala Ile Arg Glu Ala Glu Ser 245 250 255 Lys Gly Ser Gly Val Ile Ser Leu Asn Gly Lys Met Val Asp Lys Pro 260 265 270 Ile Val Glu Arg Ala Glu Arg Val Ile Ala Leu Ala Thr Ala Ala Gly 275 280 285 Val Leu Ser Glu Glu Asp Ile 290 295 21 309 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 21 atggatatta aacaaactgc cgttgctggt tcacttgaat caagtgacct aatgattaca 60 gtatccccta atgacgagca aaccattaca ataaccctag acagtagtgt tgaaaaacaa 120 tttggcaatc acattcgtca actcattcat caaaccctag tgaatttgaa ggtgacggct 180 gctaaagtag aggctgttga taaaggtgca ttagattgca ccattcaagc gagaaccatc 240 gcagctgttc atcgcgctgc tggtattgac caatacgatt ggaaggagat tgactcatgg 300 aacgtttaa 309 22 102 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 22 Met Asp Ile Lys Gln Thr Ala Val Ala Gly Ser Leu Glu Ser Ser Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Met Ile Thr Val Ser Pro Asn Asp Glu Gln Thr Ile Thr Ile Thr 20 25 30 Leu Asp Ser Ser Val Glu Lys Gln Phe Gly Asn His Ile Arg Gln Leu 35 40 45 Ile His Gln Thr Leu Val Asn Leu Lys Val Thr Ala Ala Lys Val Glu 50 55 60 Ala Val Asp Lys Gly Ala Leu Asp Cys Thr Ile Gln Ala Arg Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Val His Arg Ala Ala Gly Ile Asp Gln Tyr Asp Trp Lys Glu 85 90 95 Ile Asp Ser Trp Asn Val 100 23 1053 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 23 atgccttact acactatttc aaaagtcttt ccttcagata aaacgacaat ggctagtgta 60 aagaacctgc ttcatcaaga aggtattcgt ttggatgctc atttagatta tacttgtgcc 120 atcatgaatg cgcaaaatga tgtgattgct accggttctt actttggaaa tagcttgcgc 180 tgtctttgcg tatccagtgc ctatcaaggt gaaggacttc ttaataggat tgtgagtcat 240 ctcattgatg aagaatatgc ccttggcaac tatcatcttt ttgtttatac gaagacctct 300 tctgctgctt ttttcaaaga tcttggtttt actgaaattg tccatatcga caatcacatc 360 agtttcttgg aaaataaaaa aactggtttt caagattatc tgatgacact taataagcct 420 gagcaaacac ctggtaaagt cgctgctatt gttatcaacg ctaacccctt taccttaggg 480 catcaatttt tagtagagaa agctgcaaga gaaaatgatt gggttcatct gtttatggtc 540 agtgaagacc gcagtctaat tcctttttcg gtgagaaaga ggttgattca agaaggtcta 600 gctcatcttg ataatgtcat atatcatgaa acaggtcctt atttgattag ccaagcgact 660 ttcccagcct atttccaaaa agaagacaat gacgtgatta agagccaagc tttgctggat 720 actgctattt ttctaaagat tgctcaaacc ttacagatta caaaaagata cgttggagaa 780 gagccaacca gccgagtaac tgctatttac aatgaaatta tggcagagca gttgcagcaa 840 gctggtatcc tcctagatat tttgccaagg aaagctatca atcagcagca agatcctatc 900 agtgcctcaa cggctaggca ggcattgaaa gataatgatt gggaccttct ggcaaaactc 960 cttcccaaaa cgtctttaga ttatttttgt tcgctaaaag cccaacccat tattaaaaag 1020 atacaagcca cttcatctgt caaacattac taa 1053 24 350 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 24 Met Pro Tyr Tyr Thr Ile Ser Lys Val Phe Pro Ser Asp Lys Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Met Ala Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu His Gln Glu Gly Ile Arg Leu Asp 20 25 30 Ala His Leu Asp Tyr Thr Cys Ala Ile Met Asn Ala Gln Asn Asp Val 35 40 45 Ile Ala Thr Gly Ser Tyr Phe Gly Asn Ser Leu Arg Cys Leu Cys Val 50 55 60 Ser Ser Ala Tyr Gln Gly Glu Gly Leu Leu Asn Arg Ile Val Ser His 65 70 75 80 Leu Ile Asp Glu Glu Tyr Ala Leu Gly Asn Tyr His Leu Phe Val Tyr 85 90 95 Thr Lys Thr Ser Ser Ala Ala Phe Phe Lys Asp Leu Gly Phe Thr Glu 100 105 110 Ile Val His Ile Asp Asn His Ile Ser Phe Leu Glu Asn Lys Lys Thr 115 120 125 Gly Phe Gln Asp Tyr Leu Met Thr Leu Asn Lys Pro Glu Gln Thr Pro 130 135 140 Gly Lys Val Ala Ala Ile Val Ile Asn Ala Asn Pro Phe Thr Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 His Gln Phe Leu Val Glu Lys Ala Ala Arg Glu Asn Asp Trp Val His 165 170 175 Leu Phe Met Val Ser Glu Asp Arg Ser Leu Ile Pro Phe Ser Val Arg 180 185 190 Lys Arg Leu Ile Gln Glu Gly Leu Ala His Leu Asp Asn Val Ile Tyr 195 200 205 His Glu Thr Gly Pro Tyr Leu Ile Ser Gln Ala Thr Phe Pro Ala Tyr 210 215 220 Phe Gln Lys Glu Asp Asn Asp Val Ile Lys Ser Gln Ala Leu Leu Asp 225 230 235 240 Thr Ala Ile Phe Leu Lys Ile Ala Gln Thr Leu Gln Ile Thr Lys Arg 245 250 255 Tyr Val Gly Glu Glu Pro Thr Ser Arg Val Thr Ala Ile Tyr Asn Glu 260 265 270 Ile Met Ala Glu Gln Leu Gln Gln Ala Gly Ile Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu 275 280 285 Pro Arg Lys Ala Ile Asn Gln Gln Gln Asp Pro Ile Ser Ala Ser Thr 290 295 300 Ala Arg Gln Ala Leu Lys Asp Asn Asp Trp Asp Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu 305 310 315 320 Leu Pro Lys Thr Ser Leu Asp Tyr Phe Cys Ser Leu Lys Ala Gln Pro 325 330 335 Ile Ile Lys Lys Ile Gln Ala Thr Ser Ser Val Lys His Tyr 340 345 350 25 642 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 25 atggtgataa ggttgttgct cttattgaat accgtgacgg tagcctcatg gatgtggttt 60 acaatgtgta aagacactta tttttcaggc gaagctatcc aacttagtga tatgttaaga 120 gcccgcgaag aaagagctct gcgtcagctg catttattaa aggagtaccc agaaggtagc 180 ttattatcgg tcaccatgaa tatccctgga ccaattaaaa cctctcctaa acttcttgaa 240 gcttttgata tagtgattaa ggccattcaa actgccttag ctgacgataa gatttgttac 300 cagttgcgat tactgcctac aacgggttat gagtattacc tcatcacaag tctacctagc 360 cgcgacctga agttaaaaat gatagcctta gagacagagt tgccaatagg tcgtctcatg 420 gatttagatg tcttggtctt gcaaaatgat ctgcctcatt caattagcag aaccgtatta 480 ggaggctccc ctaggcaatg ttttatctgt tctaaagagg ccaaagtctg cggtcgccta 540 cgtaagcaca gtgtcgagga gatgcagact gctatttcaa aattactcca ttcatttttc 600 aataaagaca accaatcatc gtcatcagat aagacaggtt ga 642 26 213 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 26 Met Val Ile Arg Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Asn Thr Val Thr Val Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 Trp Met Trp Phe Thr Met Cys Lys Asp Thr Tyr Phe Ser Gly Glu Ala 20 25 30 Ile Gln Leu Ser Asp Met Leu Arg Ala Arg Glu Glu Arg Ala Leu Arg 35 40 45 Gln Leu His Leu Leu Lys Glu Tyr Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu Leu Ser Val 50 55 60 Thr Met Asn Ile Pro Gly Pro Ile Lys Thr Ser Pro Lys Leu Leu Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Ile Lys Ala Ile Gln Thr Ala Leu Ala Asp Asp 85 90 95 Lys Ile Cys Tyr Gln Leu Arg Leu Leu Pro Thr Thr Gly Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Tyr Leu Ile Thr Ser Leu Pro Ser Arg Asp Leu Lys Leu Lys Met Ile 115 120 125 Ala Leu Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Ile Gly Arg Leu Met Asp Leu Asp Val 130 135 140 Leu Val Leu Gln Asn Asp Leu Pro His Ser Ile Ser Arg Thr Val Leu 145 150 155 160 Gly Gly Ser Pro Arg Gln Cys Phe Ile Cys Ser Lys Glu Ala Lys Val 165 170 175 Cys Gly Arg Leu Arg Lys His Ser Val Glu Glu Met Gln Thr Ala Ile 180 185 190 Ser Lys Leu Leu His Ser Phe Phe Asn Lys Asp Asn Gln Ser Ser Ser 195 200 205 Ser Asp Lys Thr Gly 210 27 1395 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 27 atgacgaaaa tccgtataac ggaaacagtt ttacgtgatg gtcaacaaag tcagattgcc 60 acacgtatga caaccaagga aatgattcct attctcgaaa cgctagacaa tgctggttat 120 catgcccttg aaatgtgggg aggagcaacc tttgattcct gcctacgctt tttaaatgaa 180 gacccttggg aacggctaag agccatccgt aaagcagtga aaaagactaa acttcagatg 240 ctcttacgcg gacaaaacct tcttggatat cgcaattatg ctgacgatgt ggtcagatcc 300 tttattcaaa aatccattga aaatgggatt gatattgtcc gtattttcga tgctttaaac 360 gacccacgca acttgcaaac agctgtttca gcgactaaaa aatttggagg gcatgctcaa 420 gttgccattt cttacacgac aagtccggta cataccattg actactttgt tgaattggcg 480 aaagcttacc aagctatcgg agcggactcc atttgtatca aagacatggc tggtgtctta 540 actcctgaaa taggttacca attggtcaaa tgtatcaagg agaatacaac tatccctctt 600 gaggttcata cccatgctac cagtggtatt tcagaaatga cttacttaaa agtagcagaa 660 gcaggagctg atattattga tacggcgatt tcctcttttt cagggggaac cagtcagcct 720 gccacagagt caatggcgat tgccttgacg gatttaggct ttgacacagg cttggatatg 780 caagaggtgg ccaaagttgc agaatatttc aacactattc gtgaccacta tcgagaaata 840 gggattttaa atcctaaagt caaagatact gagccaaaaa cattgattta ccaagttcca 900 ggtggcatgc tatcaaacct attgagccaa ttaaccgagc aaggcctaac tgataaatac 960 gaagaagtct tagcagaagt acctaaagta agggctgatc ttgggtatcc gccactcgta 1020 acgccattat cacaaatggt tggcacacag gccttgatga atatcatctc aggggaacgt 1080 tacaaggtag ttccaaatga aatcaaagac tatgttcgag ggctatacgg tcaatcacca 1140 gcgccattag cagaaggtat caaagagaaa atcattggtg acgaagcagt tattacttgc 1200 agaccagccg acctaatcga gcctcaaatg atttatctac gtgacgagat tgctccatac 1260 gctcattcag aagaagacgt gttaagctat gcaagcttcc cgcaacaagc tagagatttc 1320 ttgggacgcc gtgaagatcc tttctatgat gttccggttc aagaagttac tgtacaactg 1380 gacattcaag actaa 1395 28 464 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 28 Met Thr Lys Ile Arg Ile Thr Glu Thr Val Leu Arg Asp Gly Gln Gln 1 5 10 15 Ser Gln Ile Ala Thr Arg Met Thr Thr Lys Glu Met Ile Pro Ile Leu 20 25 30 Glu Thr Leu Asp Asn Ala Gly Tyr His Ala Leu Glu Met Trp Gly Gly 35 40 45 Ala Thr Phe Asp Ser Cys Leu Arg Phe Leu Asn Glu Asp Pro Trp Glu 50 55 60 Arg Leu Arg Ala Ile Arg Lys Ala Val Lys Lys Thr Lys Leu Gln Met 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Arg Gly Gln Asn Leu Leu Gly Tyr Arg Asn Tyr Ala Asp Asp 85 90 95 Val Val Arg Ser Phe Ile Gln Lys Ser Ile Glu Asn Gly Ile Asp Ile 100 105 110 Val Arg Ile Phe Asp Ala Leu Asn Asp Pro Arg Asn Leu Gln Thr Ala 115 120 125 Val Ser Ala Thr Lys Lys Phe Gly Gly His Ala Gln Val Ala Ile Ser 130 135 140 Tyr Thr Thr Ser Pro Val His Thr Ile Asp Tyr Phe Val Glu Leu Ala 145 150 155 160 Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ala Ile Gly Ala Asp Ser Ile Cys Ile Lys Asp Met 165 170 175 Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Ile Gly Tyr Gln Leu Val Lys Cys Ile 180 185 190 Lys Glu Asn Thr Thr Ile Pro Leu Glu Val His Thr His Ala Thr Ser 195 200 205 Gly Ile Ser Glu Met Thr Tyr Leu Lys Val Ala Glu Ala Gly Ala Asp 210 215 220 Ile Ile Asp Thr Ala Ile Ser Ser Phe Ser Gly Gly Thr Ser Gln Pro 225 230 235 240 Ala Thr Glu Ser Met Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Asp Leu Gly Phe Asp Thr 245 250 255 Gly Leu Asp Met Gln Glu Val Ala Lys Val Ala Glu Tyr Phe Asn Thr 260 265 270 Ile Arg Asp His Tyr Arg Glu Ile Gly Ile Leu Asn Pro Lys Val Lys 275 280 285 Asp Thr Glu Pro Lys Thr Leu Ile Tyr Gln Val Pro Gly Gly Met Leu 290 295 300 Ser Asn Leu Leu Ser Gln Leu Thr Glu Gln Gly Leu Thr Asp Lys Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Glu Val Leu Ala Glu Val Pro Lys Val Arg Ala Asp Leu Gly Tyr 325 330 335 Pro Pro Leu Val Thr Pro Leu Ser Gln Met Val Gly Thr Gln Ala Leu 340 345 350 Met Asn Ile Ile Ser Gly Glu Arg Tyr Lys Val Val Pro Asn Glu Ile 355 360 365 Lys Asp Tyr Val Arg Gly Leu Tyr Gly Gln Ser Pro Ala Pro Leu Ala 370 375 380 Glu Gly Ile Lys Glu Lys Ile Ile Gly Asp Glu Ala Val Ile Thr Cys 385 390 395 400 Arg Pro Ala Asp Leu Ile Glu Pro Gln Met Ile Tyr Leu Arg Asp Glu 405 410 415 Ile Ala Pro Tyr Ala His Ser Glu Glu Asp Val Leu Ser Tyr Ala Ser 420 425 430 Phe Pro Gln Gln Ala Arg Asp Phe Leu Gly Arg Arg Glu Asp Pro Phe 435 440 445 Tyr Asp Val Pro Val Gln Glu Val Thr Val Gln Leu Asp Ile Gln Asp 450 455 460 29 1224 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 29 atgacgaatt taacgtttta tgcaaaaatc ggtatttcag aagaagagca tgactctttt 60 gttaaagaac atcagcaaat tagcgtttta caaggtagtg attgggcaaa aatcaaaaat 120 caatggcaga atgagcgaat tggtatctat aaagaggaaa agcaggttgc ctctttatca 180 cttttgatta agctattgcc acttggaaga agcattattt atattccaag agggccagtc 240 atggattatc ttgaccgtga tttggtggca tttaccatga aaacactaaa ggattatggt 300 aaaactaaaa aggccctctt tatcaaatat gatccagcta tcctgttaaa acaatacgca 360 ctgggacagg aagaagaaga aaaaccttta gctttagcag ctattaagaa tctccaagaa 420 gctggtgttc attggactgg tttaacaatg gagattgcag atagtatcca acctcgtttc 480 caagctaata tttacactca agaaaacctt gagatgcaat ttcctaagca taccagacgt 540 ttaataaaag atgctaagca gcgtggtgta aaaacatatc gtgtcagtca atcagaactt 600 cacaaatttt ccaagattgt ctccttaaca gaaaaacgta aaaatatttc tttgcgtaac 660 gaagcttact ttcaaaagtt gatgactact tatggggata aggcctactt acatctagca 720 aaagtgaata ttcctcaaaa actagatcaa taccgccagc aattaattct tattaaccaa 780 gatattactc gcacccaagc tcatcaaaag aagcgtttaa aaaaattaga agatcaaaaa 840 gcttctttag aacgttatat aactgaattt gaaggcttta cagaccaata tcctgaggaa 900 gttgttgtag caggtatatt atctatttct tatggaaatg ttatggaaat gctttatgct 960 gggatgaatg atgattttaa gaagttttat cctcagtatc tgctgtatcc taatgttttt 1020 caggatgctt atcaagatgg tattatttgg gctaacatgg gaggagtaga aggctcgctt 1080 gatgatggac ttaccaaatt taaggccaac tttgctccga caatagaaga atttatagga 1140 gaatttaatc tccctgtcag cccactttat catattgcta ataccatgta caaaatacga 1200 aaacagttaa agaataaaca ttaa 1224 30 407 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 30 Met Thr Asn Leu Thr Phe Tyr Ala Lys Ile Gly Ile Ser Glu Glu Glu 1 5 10 15 His Asp Ser Phe Val Lys Glu His Gln Gln Ile Ser Val Leu Gln Gly 20 25 30 Ser Asp Trp Ala Lys Ile Lys Asn Gln Trp Gln Asn Glu Arg Ile Gly 35 40 45 Ile Tyr Lys Glu Glu Lys Gln Val Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Leu Ile Lys 50 55 60 Leu Leu Pro Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Ile Tyr Ile Pro Arg Gly Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Met Asp Tyr Leu Asp Arg Asp Leu Val Ala Phe Thr Met Lys Thr Leu 85 90 95 Lys Asp Tyr Gly Lys Thr Lys Lys Ala Leu Phe Ile Lys Tyr Asp Pro 100 105 110 Ala Ile Leu Leu Lys Gln Tyr Ala Leu Gly Gln Glu Glu Glu Glu Lys 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Ile Lys Asn Leu Gln Glu Ala Gly Val His 130 135 140 Trp Thr Gly Leu Thr Met Glu Ile Ala Asp Ser Ile Gln Pro Arg Phe 145 150 155 160 Gln Ala Asn Ile Tyr Thr Gln Glu Asn Leu Glu Met Gln Phe Pro Lys 165 170 175 His Thr Arg Arg Leu Ile Lys Asp Ala Lys Gln Arg Gly Val Lys Thr 180 185 190 Tyr Arg Val Ser Gln Ser Glu Leu His Lys Phe Ser Lys Ile Val Ser 195 200 205 Leu Thr Glu Lys Arg Lys Asn Ile Ser Leu Arg Asn Glu Ala Tyr Phe 210 215 220 Gln Lys Leu Met Thr Thr Tyr Gly Asp Lys Ala Tyr Leu His Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Lys Val Asn Ile Pro Gln Lys Leu Asp Gln Tyr Arg Gln Gln Leu Ile 245 250 255 Leu Ile Asn Gln Asp Ile Thr Arg Thr Gln Ala His Gln Lys Lys Arg 260 265 270 Leu Lys Lys Leu Glu Asp Gln Lys Ala Ser Leu Glu Arg Tyr Ile Thr 275 280 285 Glu Phe Glu Gly Phe Thr Asp Gln Tyr Pro Glu Glu Val Val Val Ala 290 295 300 Gly Ile Leu Ser Ile Ser Tyr Gly Asn Val Met Glu Met Leu Tyr Ala 305 310 315 320 Gly Met Asn Asp Asp Phe Lys Lys Phe Tyr Pro Gln Tyr Leu Leu Tyr 325 330 335 Pro Asn Val Phe Gln Asp Ala Tyr Gln Asp Gly Ile Ile Trp Ala Asn 340 345 350 Met Gly Gly Val Glu Gly Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Leu Thr Lys Phe Lys 355 360 365 Ala Asn Phe Ala Pro Thr Ile Glu Glu Phe Ile Gly Glu Phe Asn Leu 370 375 380 Pro Val Ser Pro Leu Tyr His Ile Ala Asn Thr Met Tyr Lys Ile Arg 385 390 395 400 Lys Gln Leu Lys Asn Lys His 405 31 483 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 31 atgccaaaga gaataagaaa agctctagga gtagttggga aactgatgtc aattgttcct 60 gacactactg aaattattgg aaaaacgatt gataacagtc gaccaattat cgaaaaacgt 120 atggaacaaa aacatgaaaa agagatgcaa ttacgcacga taaatgatgt gattaatctt 180 cctgttgatc aggcacaagc tcatttggaa caacttggct ttgtagtagc cactatacct 240 gctaagcctc ataaaaaatg gcttcatagt aatctcaatg aagtggttgc tatgtctcca 300 aaatctggta aatataagat aggaagcctg atcaaactct actacattac tgttgatgtt 360 ttggaaaaaa gtcaagactt attagaccaa gaaaacttgc ggactgtgga acgcaatcaa 420 aaaatcgctg atacttttga gtctgtcaaa cacattcgat ttccttttaa aaaatggcgt 480 taa 483 32 160 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 32 Met Pro Lys Arg Ile Arg Lys Ala Leu Gly Val Val Gly Lys Leu Met 1 5 10 15 Ser Ile Val Pro Asp Thr Thr Glu Ile Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Asp Asn 20 25 30 Ser Arg Pro Ile Ile Glu Lys Arg Met Glu Gln Lys His Glu Lys Glu 35 40 45 Met Gln Leu Arg Thr Ile Asn Asp Val Ile Asn Leu Pro Val Asp Gln 50 55 60 Ala Gln Ala His Leu Glu Gln Leu Gly Phe Val Val Ala Thr Ile Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Lys Pro His Lys Lys Trp Leu His Ser Asn Leu Asn Glu Val Val 85 90 95 Ala Met Ser Pro Lys Ser Gly Lys Tyr Lys Ile Gly Ser Leu Ile Lys 100 105 110 Leu Tyr Tyr Ile Thr Val Asp Val Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Leu Leu 115 120 125 Asp Gln Glu Asn Leu Arg Thr Val Glu Arg Asn Gln Lys Ile Ala Asp 130 135 140 Thr Phe Glu Ser Val Lys His Ile Arg Phe Pro Phe Lys Lys Trp Arg 145 150 155 160 33 1345 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 33 atgatgttaa cgaaggggca acttccctat agtgctgctt ttacaacagg agggctcttt 60 tactttgtta tcattgcatt aagttattat ttgggatcga cactttggct agtctttgtt 120 caggtgtttt gtttttactt atctggttta tatctttata aactcattaa ttatatgaca 180 ggctttcaaa aagtggcttt aactttttca attagctact atttattatc tgttagtctt 240 ggttttgggg gattgtatcc tactcaactg gctatgccat ttatattaat atcggcttgg 300 tttttaacta agtattttgc ctgtttagtg aaagatgagg catttattct ttttggcttt 360 gtaggtgctc ttgcaatgct aattgacccg agtaccctta tcttttggtc ttttgcttgt 420 gtgacagttt tttcttataa tataagccaa aagcatcttg caagaggttt ttatcaactg 480 ctagcttcga tttttggaat gattttagtt ttttacacag caggatattt cattttgaac 540 ttacaagtgc taaatcctta tttatcacaa acgatgattt atccttttac tttttttaaa 600 tcaggaaact tatcgttgct ttttggactg gctattcagt tgttcttcgc tttggggctt 660 ggtcttttga cgggaatgga gaatgtcatt aggcgattta aaaacaattc tgatagggtc 720 gtcaagtggc tatttgtcat ggtcattcta gaatctatac ttgtggctat attttcacaa 780 gactatcgcc cctatcatct tttacctctt ttaccttttg gattaatttt gactgctatt 840 cctgttggct atcagtatgg tataggatta ggtcagagta gtcatcgcag acgtcatggt 900 aaaaatggtg ttggtcgagt aatgatgatt tatcttaaga gacactttta tttgccaatt 960 ttaattgtag ggacaatact aatctgttct acttattgtt tcattagtag tattcctctt 1020 aatcaggagc gtgatcatat tgctagttat ttagaacaga aactaaataa aactcaatct 1080 atttatgttt gggatgatac ttctaaaatt tatttggaca gtaaagctaa atctgtttct 1140 caatttagtt ctcctgacat caatacgcaa aaagagagtc atcgaaaaat attagaagat 1200 gaactattag aaaataaggc tgcttatatc gttgttaatc gctataaaaa cctgcctaaa 1260 atcattcaaa aagtattatc tactaattac aaagtagata aacagataac gacaaaaagt 1320 tttattgttt atcagaaaaa gtaat 1345 34 447 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 34 Met Met Leu Thr Lys Gly Gln Leu Pro Tyr Ser Ala Ala Phe Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Leu Phe Tyr Phe Val Ile Ile Ala Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Gly 20 25 30 Ser Thr Leu Trp Leu Val Phe Val Gln Val Phe Cys Phe Tyr Leu Ser 35 40 45 Gly Leu Tyr Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ile Asn Tyr Met Thr Gly Phe Gln Lys 50 55 60 Val Ala Leu Thr Phe Ser Ile Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ser Val Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Phe Gly Gly Leu Tyr Pro Thr Gln Leu Ala Met Pro Phe Ile Leu 85 90 95 Ile Ser Ala Trp Phe Leu Thr Lys Tyr Phe Ala Cys Leu Val Lys Asp 100 105 110 Glu Ala Phe Ile Leu Phe Gly Phe Val Gly Ala Leu Ala Met Leu Ile 115 120 125 Asp Pro Ser Thr Leu Ile Phe Trp Ser Phe Ala Cys Val Thr Val Phe 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Asn Ile Ser Gln Lys His Leu Ala Arg Gly Phe Tyr Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Ala Ser Ile Phe Gly Met Ile Leu Val Phe Tyr Thr Ala Gly Tyr 165 170 175 Phe Ile Leu Asn Leu Gln Val Leu Asn Pro Tyr Leu Ser Gln Thr Met 180 185 190 Ile Tyr Pro Phe Thr Phe Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Leu Ser Leu Leu Phe 195 200 205 Gly Leu Ala Ile Gln Leu Phe Phe Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr 210 215 220 Gly Met Glu Asn Val Ile Arg Arg Phe Lys Asn Asn Ser Asp Arg Val 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Trp Leu Phe Val Met Val Ile Leu Glu Ser Ile Leu Val Ala 245 250 255 Ile Phe Ser Gln Asp Tyr Arg Pro Tyr His Leu Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro 260 265 270 Phe Gly Leu Ile Leu Thr Ala Ile Pro Val Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Gly Ile 275 280 285 Gly Leu Gly Gln Ser Ser His Arg Arg Arg His Gly Lys Asn Gly Val 290 295 300 Gly Arg Val Met Met Ile Tyr Leu Lys Arg His Phe Tyr Leu Pro Ile 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Val Gly Thr Ile Leu Ile Cys Ser Thr Tyr Cys Phe Ile Ser 325 330 335 Ser Ile Pro Leu Asn Gln Glu Arg Asp His Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Glu 340 345 350 Gln Lys Leu Asn Lys Thr Gln Ser Ile Tyr Val Trp Asp Asp Thr Ser 355 360 365 Lys Ile Tyr Leu Asp Ser Lys Ala Lys Ser Val Ser Gln Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 Pro Asp Ile Asn Thr Gln Lys Glu Ser His Arg Lys Ile Leu Glu Asp 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Leu Glu Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr Ile Val Val Asn Arg Tyr Lys 405 410 415 Asn Leu Pro Lys Ile Ile Gln Lys Val Leu Ser Thr Asn Tyr Lys Val 420 425 430 Asp Lys Gln Ile Thr Thr Lys Ser Phe Ile Val Tyr Gln Lys Lys 435 440 445 35 618 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 35 atgattaaag ctcagctaaa gaatctaata aaaacaattc atctcgtaaa agaggctggt 60 ttctccctaa atggttcatt gtacatggag ttattgcatg attttacgca tgatgagtta 120 gtacataacc ctataatcga aagtacggtt gatacaattc agtcagttga atttgaaagg 180 gtttcttttt catataatgg taaggataat gtaataaacg atataagttt ttcaattaaa 240 gcaggagaga ggttagcaat tgttggtgga aatggttctg gaaaaagtac gattttcaaa 300 ttagcctgcg gtctttacga taattatgaa ggcaatatat atataaatgg tattaatctt 360 tgttcaatac agaaaaagtc atactacaag agaatatccg cattgttcca agatttttta 420 aagtatgaat tgacactgcg tgaaaatgtt ggattgggtg aattatcaaa gttatatagt 480 gatgagtctt ataatacttc attttttacc acatcatggg attcagagaa tgaactgcga 540 ttggaggata tttatataag atatagtgat ggtaagtttc attttacaac tatcgatgaa 600 tcgattaaac gggattaa 618 36 205 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 36 Met Ile Lys Ala Gln Leu Lys Asn Leu Ile Lys Thr Ile His Leu Val 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Ala Gly Phe Ser Leu Asn Gly Ser Leu Tyr Met Glu Leu Leu 20 25 30 His Asp Phe Thr His Asp Glu Leu Val His Asn Pro Ile Ile Glu Ser 35 40 45 Thr Val Asp Thr Ile Gln Ser Val Glu Phe Glu Arg Val Ser Phe Ser 50 55 60 Tyr Asn Gly Lys Asp Asn Val Ile Asn Asp Ile Ser Phe Ser Ile Lys 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Glu Arg Leu Ala Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 85 90 95 Thr Ile Phe Lys Leu Ala Cys Gly Leu Tyr Asp Asn Tyr Glu Gly Asn 100 105 110 Ile Tyr Ile Asn Gly Ile Asn Leu Cys Ser Ile Gln Lys Lys Ser Tyr 115 120 125 Tyr Lys Arg Ile Ser Ala Leu Phe Gln Asp Phe Leu Lys Tyr Glu Leu 130 135 140 Thr Leu Arg Glu Asn Val Gly Leu Gly Glu Leu Ser Lys Leu Tyr Ser 145 150 155 160 Asp Glu Ser Tyr Asn Thr Ser Phe Phe Thr Thr Ser Trp Asp Ser Glu 165 170 175 Asn Glu Leu Arg Leu Glu Asp Ile Tyr Ile Arg Tyr Ser Asp Gly Lys 180 185 190 Phe His Phe Thr Thr Ile Asp Glu Ser Ile Lys Arg Asp 195 200 205 37 1434 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 37 atgctaagaa aaaagagaat tttgggttta tttcgacttg ttgaattaat tttcctagga 60 ttattgttga gtttagttgt ttcgtacctt gcgtggacca atagttttgc aacacttcat 120 aatatattag caactgtcgg aatagtggaa cgaagcaaag atcaacagcc tcgctatcac 180 attggacaag ctattcaagt acaaaaaagt ggtccatatc atcaatggat tggaactatt 240 aataaacagg tagaagatat agccgaaaat taccgagtga gttatcatta tgaagtggta 300 tttccaatag gaaaagtcac tgtttctttg ccagaacata acctgaaaga gcctgataaa 360 ccgaggttta aaaaaggaga tatcgttaaa ttatcttcat taactaaaaa gccacatata 420 aaagtatatc aaggtcaatt agcgactatt aaacaagtta aaaaatgcta tgactattcg 480 ttaggaggat atcagtacga tattaatctg aaagataatc taagattaga tggaatttca 540 gagcaagatt ttgttaaacc ttattatatt aggttcaata aaggaaattc ccctgagcaa 600 aacaatcgtc ttttgcgaaa agctttcgct tatgcaaagc agcatccaaa tagcgttata 660 tcttttccaa aggggcaatt tcacattggc tctttgcctt cacaaaaaga ttattttgag 720 cttccatctg atacagctat tattggtcat cagacagagt tcattattca cggtaaaatg 780 ttgtggtttg gattccctac aggaccaaag gctgaacaag gtgttcgtaa tctcgtgttg 840 actggagtgc atttcaaagc aaatgatttg aaaaaaggag accactttat gattatggct 900 gatcatggta ctgattggca tatttacgat aacaaattta ctatggttca taagcgtaat 960 agtcatattt ttgatttagg atctctacaa aattcattgt ttgagaaaaa ccaatttatt 1020 ggctatgcgc cagaattagt acaagaccaa cagctgctat caaaggctca agggcatgat 1080 tttttttcag aagtcattca gtttgatgct gctgttcatc attttgcatg ggatggaggt 1140 ctacttagta atattgctcc aaactatgaa gcatttaacc aaactcgaca tctatgtcac 1200 aatattactg taagccaaaa tcaattttta ccttatatag atccgactgg ttgcctgaga 1260 gcctatagtg gttctattgg tcagcattcc tcaaaagtag gagttattag ggttttaaat 1320 aatgttttta cctcatccat tgttactaaa gcgaagctca ctagttggtt tatggaacct 1380 attcattttc caccaaattc accggttatt gtcgcaggta atatcattaa ttga 1434 38 477 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 38 Met Leu Arg Lys Lys Arg Ile Leu Gly Leu Phe Arg Leu Val Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 Ile Phe Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Val Val Ser Tyr Leu Ala Trp 20 25 30 Thr Asn Ser Phe Ala Thr Leu His Asn Ile Leu Ala Thr Val Gly Ile 35 40 45 Val Glu Arg Ser Lys Asp Gln Gln Pro Arg Tyr His Ile Gly Gln Ala 50 55 60 Ile Gln Val Gln Lys Ser Gly Pro Tyr His Gln Trp Ile Gly Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 Asn Lys Gln Val Glu Asp Ile Ala Glu Asn Tyr Arg Val Ser Tyr His 85 90 95 Tyr Glu Val Val Phe Pro Ile Gly Lys Val Thr Val Ser Leu Pro Glu 100 105 110 His Asn Leu Lys Glu Pro Asp Lys Pro Arg Phe Lys Lys Gly Asp Ile 115 120 125 Val Lys Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Lys Lys Pro His Ile Lys Val Tyr Gln 130 135 140 Gly Gln Leu Ala Thr Ile Lys Gln Val Lys Lys Cys Tyr Asp Tyr Ser 145 150 155 160 Leu Gly Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Asp Ile Asn Leu Lys Asp Asn Leu Arg Leu 165 170 175 Asp Gly Ile Ser Glu Gln Asp Phe Val Lys Pro Tyr Tyr Ile Arg Phe 180 185 190 Asn Lys Gly Asn Ser Pro Glu Gln Asn Asn Arg Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala 195 200 205 Phe Ala Tyr Ala Lys Gln His Pro Asn Ser Val Ile Ser Phe Pro Lys 210 215 220 Gly Gln Phe His Ile Gly Ser Leu Pro Ser Gln Lys Asp Tyr Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Leu Pro Ser Asp Thr Ala Ile Ile Gly His Gln Thr Glu Phe Ile Ile 245 250 255 His Gly Lys Met Leu Trp Phe Gly Phe Pro Thr Gly Pro Lys Ala Glu 260 265 270 Gln Gly Val Arg Asn Leu Val Leu Thr Gly Val His Phe Lys Ala Asn 275 280 285 Asp Leu Lys Lys Gly Asp His Phe Met Ile Met Ala Asp His Gly Thr 290 295 300 Asp Trp His Ile Tyr Asp Asn Lys Phe Thr Met Val His Lys Arg Asn 305 310 315 320 Ser His Ile Phe Asp Leu Gly Ser Leu Gln Asn Ser Leu Phe Glu Lys 325 330 335 Asn Gln Phe Ile Gly Tyr Ala Pro Glu Leu Val Gln Asp Gln Gln Leu 340 345 350 Leu Ser Lys Ala Gln Gly His Asp Phe Phe Ser Glu Val Ile Gln Phe 355 360 365 Asp Ala Ala Val His His Phe Ala Trp Asp Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Asn 370 375 380 Ile Ala Pro Asn Tyr Glu Ala Phe Asn Gln Thr Arg His Leu Cys His 385 390 395 400 Asn Ile Thr Val Ser Gln Asn Gln Phe Leu Pro Tyr Ile Asp Pro Thr 405 410 415 Gly Cys Leu Arg Ala Tyr Ser Gly Ser Ile Gly Gln His Ser Ser Lys 420 425 430 Val Gly Val Ile Arg Val Leu Asn Asn Val Phe Thr Ser Ser Ile Val 435 440 445 Thr Lys Ala Lys Leu Thr Ser Trp Phe Met Glu Pro Ile His Phe Pro 450 455 460 Pro Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Val Ala Gly Asn Ile Ile Asn 465 470 475 39 1020 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 39 atgtcaactc acttaagaaa acttccaggg ctgttacttt gcttattgtt agctcttcca 60 gcctggtgtt tagggcgctt atttcccatt attggagcac ctgtttttgc tattctttta 120 ggaatgttgt tagccttgtt ttatgaacat cgtgacaaga ctaaagaggg aattagtttt 180 acatccaagt atattttaca aacagcagtg gttttgcttg gttttggatt aaacctaacc 240 caagttatgg cagtgggcat gcagtcttta ccgattatca tttcaactat tgcgacagct 300 cttttggtag cttatggctt acagaaatgg ctgcgcttag atgtcaatac agccaccttg 360 gtaggtgtag gatcttccat ttgtgggggg tctgctgttg cagcgacagc tcctgtcatt 420 aaggcaaagg atgacgaggt tgctaaggca atttcagtca tttttctctt taatatgtta 480 gcagctttgc tatttccaag tttaggacaa ttactaggct tatctaatga aggttttgct 540 atttttgccg ggacagctgt taacgacact tcttccgtga ctgcaacggc cacggcctgg 600 gatgcccttc accattccaa tacactagat ggagcaacca ttgttaaatt gactcgcacc 660 ttggctattc tcccaattac tttaggttta tccctttacc gagcgaaaaa agagcacgac 720 atcgttacag aagaaaactt tagccttagg aagtcattcc ctcgtttcat cctcttcttt 780 ttattagctt ctctcatcac aacattgatg accagtttgg gagtttctgc cgatagtttc 840 cattacctaa aaaccttatc aaaattcttt atcgtgatgg ctatggcagc gattggttta 900 aacacaaacc tggttaaact gattaagacg ggcggtcagg ctatcctttt aggagctatt 960 tgctgggtag ctatcaccct tgtcagttta gccatgcaat taagtttggg catttggtaa 1020 40 339 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 40 Met Ser Thr His Leu Arg Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Leu Cys Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Leu Pro Ala Trp Cys Leu Gly Arg Leu Phe Pro Ile Ile Gly 20 25 30 Ala Pro Val Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Gly Met Leu Leu Ala Leu Phe Tyr 35 40 45 Glu His Arg Asp Lys Thr Lys Glu Gly Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Lys Tyr 50 55 60 Ile Leu Gln Thr Ala Val Val Leu Leu Gly Phe Gly Leu Asn Leu Thr 65 70 75 80 Gln Val Met Ala Val Gly Met Gln Ser Leu Pro Ile Ile Ile Ser Thr 85 90 95 Ile Ala Thr Ala Leu Leu Val Ala Tyr Gly Leu Gln Lys Trp Leu Arg 100 105 110 Leu Asp Val Asn Thr Ala Thr Leu Val Gly Val Gly Ser Ser Ile Cys 115 120 125 Gly Gly Ser Ala Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Val Ile Lys Ala Lys Asp 130 135 140 Asp Glu Val Ala Lys Ala Ile Ser Val Ile Phe Leu Phe Asn Met Leu 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Leu Leu Phe Pro Ser Leu Gly Gln Leu Leu Gly Leu Ser Asn 165 170 175 Glu Gly Phe Ala Ile Phe Ala Gly Thr Ala Val Asn Asp Thr Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Trp Asp Ala Leu His His Ser Asn Thr 195 200 205 Leu Asp Gly Ala Thr Ile Val Lys Leu Thr Arg Thr Leu Ala Ile Leu 210 215 220 Pro Ile Thr Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Tyr Arg Ala Lys Lys Glu His Asp 225 230 235 240 Ile Val Thr Glu Glu Asn Phe Ser Leu Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Arg Phe 245 250 255 Ile Leu Phe Phe Leu Leu Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Leu Met Thr Ser 260 265 270 Leu Gly Val Ser Ala Asp Ser Phe His Tyr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Lys 275 280 285 Phe Phe Ile Val Met Ala Met Ala Ala Ile Gly Leu Asn Thr Asn Leu 290 295 300 Val Lys Leu Ile Lys Thr Gly Gly Gln Ala Ile Leu Leu Gly Ala Ile 305 310 315 320 Cys Trp Val Ala Ile Thr Leu Val Ser Leu Ala Met Gln Leu Ser Leu 325 330 335 Gly Ile Trp 41 2637 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 41 atgataaaga aaaccttatg gaaggatatt ttgagagcta tcaagaatag taaagggcga 60 ttcatttcct tatttttcct aatggcctta ggctcctttg ctttagttgg acttaaagtc 120 accggtccag atatggaacg aacagccagc cgttacctcg aaagacacca ggtgatggac 180 ctaacggtac tggcttctca tcaattttcc caagccgata aacaagagtt agatacgtta 240 aaaggggctc atttagaata tggtcattta cttgatgtca gtctaactag caaccagaaa 300 tctcttaggc tctatagcgt gccaaagaaa gtgtctaagc cagtcttggt taaagggagt 360 tggccaaagc gagagacaga tttggtttta tcctcctcac ttgctaaaaa ctatcagatt 420 ggagatgaac tagcagtcac ctcacctatg gaaggtttgc tgacgacaac ccattttcaa 480 gtggttggtt ttgcgaattc ttcagaagtt tggtccaagt ccaatttagg aagttcctca 540 accggagatg gaagtctcta cgcttatgct tttgttaatc caaacgtttt taaaagtgcc 600 tttaacctgc tgcgcatccg ttttagtcat cttcgtctga caaacgcttt ttccaaagac 660 tatcaaaaaa gggtaaccca aaaccaagct catttggata atctacttaa agataatggc 720 cagaagcgtt atgatgacct ccaaaatcag tatgaccttg ccttaaaaaa tggcagagca 780 gcacttgcaa aggaaacagt gaaactagct gcgagtgagg agaacttaac ttttttagaa 840 ggctctgctt tacaagaagc taagcatcag attgaacaag gcaaacaagc attagccaag 900 gaggaaaagc agttagagca ggtgcaggct acaaaagata agctagaaaa acccagttac 960 ctgacttata atcgctcgac cctaccagga ggagaaggat atcatactta tgcaacttca 1020 acgacctcca tttcaaatgt tggaaatatt tttcctgttg ttctttatct cgtagctgct 1080 ctagtagcct ttaccaccat gacacgttat gttgatgaag aaagaacaag ctctggtcta 1140 ttaaaagcca ttggttattc taacaaggat atcagtttaa agtttcttat ctatgggctt 1200 ttagccagtt ttttagggac aactttaggt attattgggg gaacttacct cttatctacc 1260 ttgatttcag agatcttaac aggagctttg actattggaa agactcacct ttatagttat 1320 tggttttata atggcatagc ttacttgctg gctatgttat ctgctgtttt accagcctac 1380 ttaattgtca aaaaggaatt attcctcaat gcagctcagt tattgctgcc caaacctcct 1440 agtaaggggg caaaaatctg gttggaacac cttacttttg tctggaaagc cctgtccttt 1500 actcacaagg tgaccatacg taatattttt cgctataaac aaagaatgct gatgaccatt 1560 gtaggcgttg caggctcagt agccctttta tttgcaggct tagggattca gtcgtcatta 1620 gccaaagtag ttgagcatca atttggtgat ttaacgactt atgatatttt ggctgtcggt 1680 tcggccaaag cgacagcgac agagcaaact gacttagcta gctatcttaa acaagaacct 1740 attacagggt accaaaaggt atcttatgcc agcttaaccc ttcctgtaaa gggattacct 1800 gataagcaaa gtatttccat tttatcaagt tcagctactt ctcttagtcc ctattttaat 1860 ctgctggata gtcaggagca aaagaaggtt cccattccaa cctctggtgt tttgatttct 1920 gagaaattag cctcctatta caaggtaaaa ccaggtgatc agttggtatt gactgatcgg 1980 aaaggacagt cttataaagt gacgattaaa caggttattg acatgacagt tggccattac 2040 ctgataatgt ctgataccta ttttaagaat cattttaaag gattggaggc tgctcctgcc 2100 tatctgatta aggtaaaaga caaagatagc aagcacataa aggagacagc cagtgacttg 2160 ttaaccttaa aagcgattag agcagtttca caaaacgtca atcatattaa atctgttcag 2220 ctagtagtca cctctcttaa tcaggtcatg accctccttg tcttcttgtc tattttatta 2280 gcaatcgtta tcctttataa cttaacgact attaatattg ctgagcgtat tcgagaatta 2340 tccactatta aagttctggg attttacgat caggaggtca ccttatatat ttatcgagaa 2400 actatttcgc tatccctagt aggcattctt ttaggtatct atttaggaaa aggcctgcat 2460 acttatatca tgacaatgat ttcaactggg gatattcaat ttggtgtaaa ggttgatgct 2520 tatgtttatc tagtgccaat tctagtaatc cttagcttgt tagcggtatt aggtatctgg 2580 gttaatcgcc atttaaaaaa ggttgatatg ttagaagctt tgaaatccat agattga 2637 42 878 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 42 Met Ile Lys Lys Thr Leu Trp Lys Asp Ile Leu Arg Ala Ile Lys Asn 1 5 10 15 Ser Lys Gly Arg Phe Ile Ser Leu Phe Phe Leu Met Ala Leu Gly Ser 20 25 30 Phe Ala Leu Val Gly Leu Lys Val Thr Gly Pro Asp Met Glu Arg Thr 35 40 45 Ala Ser Arg Tyr Leu Glu Arg His Gln Val Met Asp Leu Thr Val Leu 50 55 60 Ala Ser His Gln Phe Ser Gln Ala Asp Lys Gln Glu Leu Asp Thr Leu 65 70 75 80 Lys Gly Ala His Leu Glu Tyr Gly His Leu Leu Asp Val Ser Leu Thr 85 90 95 Ser Asn Gln Lys Ser Leu Arg Leu Tyr Ser Val Pro Lys Lys Val Ser 100 105 110 Lys Pro Val Leu Val Lys Gly Ser Trp Pro Lys Arg Glu Thr Asp Leu 115 120 125 Val Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Lys Asn Tyr Gln Ile Gly Asp Glu Leu 130 135 140 Ala Val Thr Ser Pro Met Glu Gly Leu Leu Thr Thr Thr His Phe Gln 145 150 155 160 Val Val Gly Phe Ala Asn Ser Ser Glu Val Trp Ser Lys Ser Asn Leu 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Ser Thr Gly Asp Gly Ser Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Ala Phe Val 180 185 190 Asn Pro Asn Val Phe Lys Ser Ala Phe Asn Leu Leu Arg Ile Arg Phe 195 200 205 Ser His Leu Arg Leu Thr Asn Ala Phe Ser Lys Asp Tyr Gln Lys Arg 210 215 220 Val Thr Gln Asn Gln Ala His Leu Asp Asn Leu Leu Lys Asp Asn Gly 225 230 235 240 Gln Lys Arg Tyr Asp Asp Leu Gln Asn Gln Tyr Asp Leu Ala Leu Lys 245 250 255 Asn Gly Arg Ala Ala Leu Ala Lys Glu Thr Val Lys Leu Ala Ala Ser 260 265 270 Glu Glu Asn Leu Thr Phe Leu Glu Gly Ser Ala Leu Gln Glu Ala Lys 275 280 285 His Gln Ile Glu Gln Gly Lys Gln Ala Leu Ala Lys Glu Glu Lys Gln 290 295 300 Leu Glu Gln Val Gln Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Leu Glu Lys Pro Ser Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Thr Tyr Asn Arg Ser Thr Leu Pro Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr His Thr 325 330 335 Tyr Ala Thr Ser Thr Thr Ser Ile Ser Asn Val Gly Asn Ile Phe Pro 340 345 350 Val Val Leu Tyr Leu Val Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Phe Thr Thr Met Thr 355 360 365 Arg Tyr Val Asp Glu Glu Arg Thr Ser Ser Gly Leu Leu Lys Ala Ile 370 375 380 Gly Tyr Ser Asn Lys Asp Ile Ser Leu Lys Phe Leu Ile Tyr Gly Leu 385 390 395 400 Leu Ala Ser Phe Leu Gly Thr Thr Leu Gly Ile Ile Gly Gly Thr Tyr 405 410 415 Leu Leu Ser Thr Leu Ile Ser Glu Ile Leu Thr Gly Ala Leu Thr Ile 420 425 430 Gly Lys Thr His Leu Tyr Ser Tyr Trp Phe Tyr Asn Gly Ile Ala Tyr 435 440 445 Leu Leu Ala Met Leu Ser Ala Val Leu Pro Ala Tyr Leu Ile Val Lys 450 455 460 Lys Glu Leu Phe Leu Asn Ala Ala Gln Leu Leu Leu Pro Lys Pro Pro 465 470 475 480 Ser Lys Gly Ala Lys Ile Trp Leu Glu His Leu Thr Phe Val Trp Lys 485 490 495 Ala Leu Ser Phe Thr His Lys Val Thr Ile Arg Asn Ile Phe Arg Tyr 500 505 510 Lys Gln Arg Met Leu Met Thr Ile Val Gly Val Ala Gly Ser Val Ala 515 520 525 Leu Leu Phe Ala Gly Leu Gly Ile Gln Ser Ser Leu Ala Lys Val Val 530 535 540 Glu His Gln Phe Gly Asp Leu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Ile Leu Ala Val Gly 545 550 555 560 Ser Ala Lys Ala Thr Ala Thr Glu Gln Thr Asp Leu Ala Ser Tyr Leu 565 570 575 Lys Gln Glu Pro Ile Thr Gly Tyr Gln Lys Val Ser Tyr Ala Ser Leu 580 585 590 Thr Leu Pro Val Lys Gly Leu Pro Asp Lys Gln Ser Ile Ser Ile Leu 595 600 605 Ser Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Leu Ser Pro Tyr Phe Asn Leu Leu Asp Ser 610 615 620 Gln Glu Gln Lys Lys Val Pro Ile Pro Thr Ser Gly Val Leu Ile Ser 625 630 635 640 Glu Lys Leu Ala Ser Tyr Tyr Lys Val Lys Pro Gly Asp Gln Leu Val 645 650 655 Leu Thr Asp Arg Lys Gly Gln Ser Tyr Lys Val Thr Ile Lys Gln Val 660 665 670 Ile Asp Met Thr Val Gly His Tyr Leu Ile Met Ser Asp Thr Tyr Phe 675 680 685 Lys Asn His Phe Lys Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Pro Ala Tyr Leu Ile Lys 690 695 700 Val Lys Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys His Ile Lys Glu Thr Ala Ser Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 Leu Thr Leu Lys Ala Ile Arg Ala Val Ser Gln Asn Val Asn His Ile 725 730 735 Lys Ser Val Gln Leu Val Val Thr Ser Leu Asn Gln Val Met Thr Leu 740 745 750 Leu Val Phe Leu Ser Ile Leu Leu Ala Ile Val Ile Leu Tyr Asn Leu 755 760 765 Thr Thr Ile Asn Ile Ala Glu Arg Ile Arg Glu Leu Ser Thr Ile Lys 770 775 780 Val Leu Gly Phe Tyr Asp Gln Glu Val Thr Leu Tyr Ile Tyr Arg Glu 785 790 795 800 Thr Ile Ser Leu Ser Leu Val Gly Ile Leu Leu Gly Ile Tyr Leu Gly 805 810 815 Lys Gly Leu His Thr Tyr Ile Met Thr Met Ile Ser Thr Gly Asp Ile 820 825 830 Gln Phe Gly Val Lys Val Asp Ala Tyr Val Tyr Leu Val Pro Ile Leu 835 840 845 Val Ile Leu Ser Leu Leu Ala Val Leu Gly Ile Trp Val Asn Arg His 850 855 860 Leu Lys Lys Val Asp Met Leu Glu Ala Leu Lys Ser Ile Asp 865 870 875 43 1344 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 43 atgatgttaa cgaaggggca acttccctat agtgctgctt ttacaacagg agggctcttt 60 tactttgtta tcattgcatt aagttattat ttgggatcga cactttggct agtctttgtt 120 caggtgtttt gtttttactt atctggttta tatctttata aactcattaa ttatatgaca 180 ggctttcaaa aagtggcttt aactttttca attagctact atttattatc tgttagtctt 240 ggttttgggg gattgtatcc tactcaactg gctatgccat ttatattaat atcggcttgg 300 tttttaacta agtattttgc ctgtttagtg aaagatgagg catttattct ttttggcttt 360 gtaggtgctc ttgcaatgct aattgacccg agtaccctta tcttttggtc ttttgcttgt 420 gtgacagttt tttcttataa tataagccaa aagcatcttg caagaggttt ttatcaactg 480 ctagcttcga tttttggaat gattttagtt ttttacacag caggatattt cattttgaac 540 ttacaagtgc taaatcctta tttatcacaa acgatgattt atccttttac tttttttaaa 600 tcaggaaact tatcgttgct ttttggactg gctattcagt tgttcttcgc tttggggctt 660 ggtcttttga cgggaatgga gaatgtcatt aggcgattta aaaacaattc tgatagggtc 720 gtcaagtggc tatttgtcat ggtcattcta gaatctatac ttgtggctat attttcacaa 780 gactatcgcc cctatcatct tttacctctt ttaccttttg gattaatttt gactgctatt 840 cctgttggct atcagtatgg tataggatta ggtcagagta gtcatcgcag acgtcatggt 900 aaaaatggtg ttggtcgagt aatgatgatt tatcttaaga gacactttta tttgccaatt 960 ttaattgtag ggacaatact aatctgttct acttattgtt tcattagtag tattcctctt 1020 aatcaggagc gtgatcatat tgctagttat ttagaacaga aactaaataa aactcaatct 1080 atttatgttt gggatgatac ttctaaaatt tatttggaca gtaaagctaa atctgtttct 1140 caatttagtt ctcctgacat caatacgcaa aaagagagtc atcgaaaaat attagaagat 1200 gaactattag aaaataaggc tgcttatatc gttgttaatc gctataaaaa cctgcctaaa 1260 atcattcaaa aagtattatc tactaattac aaagtagata aacagataac gacaaaaagt 1320 tttattgttt atcagaaaaa gtaa 1344 44 447 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 44 Met Met Leu Thr Lys Gly Gln Leu Pro Tyr Ser Ala Ala Phe Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Leu Phe Tyr Phe Val Ile Ile Ala Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Gly 20 25 30 Ser Thr Leu Trp Leu Val Phe Val Gln Val Phe Cys Phe Tyr Leu Ser 35 40 45 Gly Leu Tyr Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ile Asn Tyr Met Thr Gly Phe Gln Lys 50 55 60 Val Ala Leu Thr Phe Ser Ile Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Ser Val Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Phe Gly Gly Leu Tyr Pro Thr Gln Leu Ala Met Pro Phe Ile Leu 85 90 95 Ile Ser Ala Trp Phe Leu Thr Lys Tyr Phe Ala Cys Leu Val Lys Asp 100 105 110 Glu Ala Phe Ile Leu Phe Gly Phe Val Gly Ala Leu Ala Met Leu Ile 115 120 125 Asp Pro Ser Thr Leu Ile Phe Trp Ser Phe Ala Cys Val Thr Val Phe 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Asn Ile Ser Gln Lys His Leu Ala Arg Gly Phe Tyr Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Ala Ser Ile Phe Gly Met Ile Leu Val Phe Tyr Thr Ala Gly Tyr 165 170 175 Phe Ile Leu Asn Leu Gln Val Leu Asn Pro Tyr Leu Ser Gln Thr Met 180 185 190 Ile Tyr Pro Phe Thr Phe Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Leu Ser Leu Leu Phe 195 200 205 Gly Leu Ala Ile Gln Leu Phe Phe Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr 210 215 220 Gly Met Glu Asn Val Ile Arg Arg Phe Lys Asn Asn Ser Asp Arg Val 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Trp Leu Phe Val Met Val Ile Leu Glu Ser Ile Leu Val Ala 245 250 255 Ile Phe Ser Gln Asp Tyr Arg Pro Tyr His Leu Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro 260 265 270 Phe Gly Leu Ile Leu Thr Ala Ile Pro Val Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Gly Ile 275 280 285 Gly Leu Gly Gln Ser Ser His Arg Arg Arg His Gly Lys Asn Gly Val 290 295 300 Gly Arg Val Met Met Ile Tyr Leu Lys Arg His Phe Tyr Leu Pro Ile 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Val Gly Thr Ile Leu Ile Cys Ser Thr Tyr Cys Phe Ile Ser 325 330 335 Ser Ile Pro Leu Asn Gln Glu Arg Asp His Ile Ala Ser Tyr Leu Glu 340 345 350 Gln Lys Leu Asn Lys Thr Gln Ser Ile Tyr Val Trp Asp Asp Thr Ser 355 360 365 Lys Ile Tyr Leu Asp Ser Lys Ala Lys Ser Val Ser Gln Phe Ser Ser 370 375 380 Pro Asp Ile Asn Thr Gln Lys Glu Ser His Arg Lys Ile Leu Glu Asp 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Leu Glu Asn Lys Ala Ala Tyr Ile Val Val Asn Arg Tyr Lys 405 410 415 Asn Leu Pro Lys Ile Ile Gln Lys Val Leu Ser Thr Asn Tyr Lys Val 420 425 430 Asp Lys Gln Ile Thr Thr Lys Ser Phe Ile Val Tyr Gln Lys Lys 435 440 445 45 324 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 45 atgcagtttt tacaaaaatg gtttaaacac tctaaaaaag agaagttgaa agaatcctcg 60 tcccttagta cagaaataga accttctgaa aactgggcaa agattcccgc ttatattcct 120 gcagacaaaa gtgattacaa aaaggttact ttaattacca gtgttattgc tgctgggcga 180 tagacctaat agtcaattca aggttaaacg cattctcaag cgcaatcctg aggcaatcac 240 tgtttcttta attgcttcaa gtatcgctgc aggtgtttac ccagaaagtc agtttcgggt 300 gacatccatc tattgcaaaa gtaa 324 46 107 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 46 Met Gln Phe Leu Gln Lys Trp Phe Lys His Ser Lys Lys Glu Lys Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Ser Ser Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ile Glu Pro Ser Glu Asn Trp 20 25 30 Glu Lys Ile Pro Ala Tyr Ile Pro Ala Asp Lys Ser Asp Tyr Lys Lys 35 40 45 Val Thr Leu Ile Thr Ser Ala Ile Ala Ala Gly Asp Arg Pro Asn Ser 50 55 60 Gln Phe Lys Val Lys Arg Ile Leu Lys Arg Asn Pro Glu Ala Ile Thr 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Leu Ile Ala Ser Ser Ile Ala Ala Gly Val Tyr Pro Glu Ser 85 90 95 Gln Phe Arg Val Thr Ser Ile Tyr Cys Lys Arg 100 105 47 288 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 47 atgacaaaac gtaattcaaa agcctatata ttatggcaaa aaattatcaa aattttagga 60 attattgcac taattggtac ttttttcctc gctttttggc tgtatagact aggtatatta 120 aacgatagta atgctcttaa agacttagtg cagcgctata gattatgggg gccgtttgtt 180 tttattgtcg tgcagatcat acagattgtt tttcctgtga ttcctggagg ccttacgaca 240 gttgcaggtt ttttaatctt tggcccctgt aacaggtttt atttataa 288 48 95 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 48 Met Thr Lys Arg Asn Ser Lys Ala Tyr Ile Leu Trp Gln Lys Ile Ile 1 5 10 15 Lys Ile Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Leu Ile Gly Thr Phe Phe Leu Ala Phe 20 25 30 Trp Leu Tyr Arg Leu Gly Ile Leu Asn Asp Ser Asn Ala Leu Lys Asp 35 40 45 Leu Val Gln Arg Tyr Arg Leu Trp Gly Pro Phe Val Phe Ile Val Val 50 55 60 Gln Ile Ile Gln Ile Val Phe Pro Val Ile Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Thr 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Gly Phe Leu Ile Phe Gly Pro Cys Asn Arg Phe Tyr Leu 85 90 95 49 1311 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 49 atgaataaat taaaaaaaga gattttatca gataactata accacttttt tcattttttt 60 gcggttttta caggtatttt tgtcattatg actattatta tcttacagat tatgcggttt 120 ggcgtttatt cgtcagttga cagtagttta gtttctgtta gtaataatgc aagtagctat 180 gctaatcgta cgatggctag aatatcttct ttttactttg atactgaaaa taacattatt 240 aaggcgctgc ctgattcaga tagttctaag ttattaggaa cgcctgcagc taatacagat 300 atcattttgt ttagtgctaa tggaacaatt ttaaatgctt ttgatgcgtt ttctaactat 360 caaaattttc atttagataa acgccggttg gggagtattg aaaccaccag tttaatgaat 420 ttttatggac aagaagaaaa ataccatacg ataactgtag gggttcatat caaaaattat 480 cctgcagttg cctatatgat ggcagtagta aatgtggaac aattagaccg cgctaatgaa 540 cgttatgagc gcattattat tatagttatg agtgtttttt ggctaatttc tattttagca 600 agtatttatt tagccaagtg gagcagaaaa cctattttag aaagctatga aaaacaaaaa 660 atgtttgttg aaaatgctag tcatgaatta aggacccctt tggcggtctt acagaatcgt 720 ctggaatcgc tttttcgtaa gcccaacgaa acgatattag aaaatagtga gcatctcgct 780 tctagtttag acgaggttcg caacatgcgc atcttaacaa ctaatttatt aaatttagca 840 agacgagatg atggcattaa tccacagtgg actcatttag atacagattt ttttaatgct 900 atttttgaga attatgaact agttgctaaa gaatatggaa aaatatttta ttttcagaac 960 caagtcaata gatcgttaag aatggataag gctttactaa aacaattaat aacgatttta 1020 tttgacaatg ctattaaata tacagataaa aatggtatta ttgaaattat agtgaaaaca 1080 acggacaaaa atttattaat ttctgttatt gataatggtc cagggataac agatgaagaa 1140 aagaaaaaga tttttgatcg tttttatcga gttgacaaag ctagaacacg gcaaacaggt 1200 ggatttggct tggggttggc tttagctcag caaatcgtga tgtctttaaa aggaaatatt 1260 acagtaaagg ataatgatcc taaaggtagt atttttgaag tcaaactata a 1311 50 436 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 50 Met Asn Lys Leu Lys Lys Glu Ile Leu Ser Asp Asn Tyr Asn His Phe 1 5 10 15 Phe His Phe Phe Ala Val Phe Thr Gly Ile Phe Val Ile Met Thr Ile 20 25 30 Ile Ile Leu Gln Ile Met Arg Phe Gly Val Tyr Ser Ser Val Asp Ser 35 40 45 Ser Leu Val Ser Val Ser Asn Asn Ala Ser Ser Tyr Ala Asn Arg Thr 50 55 60 Met Ala Arg Ile Ser Ser Phe Tyr Phe Asp Thr Glu Asn Asn Ile Ile 65 70 75 80 Lys Ala Leu Pro Asp Ser Asp Ser Ser Lys Leu Leu Gly Thr Pro Ala 85 90 95 Ala Asn Thr Asp Ile Ile Leu Phe Ser Ala Asn Gly Thr Ile Leu Asn 100 105 110 Ala Phe Asp Ala Phe Ser Asn Tyr Gln Asn Phe His Leu Asp Lys Arg 115 120 125 Arg Leu Gly Ser Ile Glu Thr Thr Ser Leu Met Asn Phe Tyr Gly Gln 130 135 140 Glu Glu Lys Tyr His Thr Ile Thr Val Gly Val His Ile Lys Asn Tyr 145 150 155 160 Pro Ala Val Ala Tyr Met Met Ala Val Val Asn Val Glu Gln Leu Asp 165 170 175 Arg Ala Asn Glu Arg Tyr Glu Arg Ile Ile Ile Ile Val Met Ser Val 180 185 190 Phe Trp Leu Ile Ser Ile Leu Ala Ser Ile Tyr Leu Ala Lys Trp Ser 195 200 205 Arg Lys Pro Ile Leu Glu Ser Tyr Glu Lys Gln Lys Met Phe Val Glu 210 215 220 Asn Ala Ser His Glu Leu Arg Thr Pro Leu Ala Val Leu Gln Asn Arg 225 230 235 240 Leu Glu Ser Leu Phe Arg Lys Pro Asn Glu Thr Ile Leu Glu Asn Ser 245 250 255 Glu His Leu Ala Ser Ser Leu Asp Glu Val Arg Asn Met Arg Ile Leu 260 265 270 Thr Thr Asn Leu Leu Asn Leu Ala Arg Arg Asp Asp Gly Ile Asn Pro 275 280 285 Gln Trp Thr His Leu Asp Thr Asp Phe Phe Asn Ala Ile Phe Glu Asn 290 295 300 Tyr Glu Leu Val Ala Lys Glu Tyr Gly Lys Ile Phe Tyr Phe Gln Asn 305 310 315 320 Gln Val Asn Arg Ser Leu Arg Met Asp Lys Ala Leu Leu Lys Gln Leu 325 330 335 Ile Thr Ile Leu Phe Asp Asn Ala Ile Lys Tyr Thr Asp Lys Asn Gly 340 345 350 Ile Ile Glu Ile Ile Val Lys Thr Thr Asp Lys Asn Leu Leu Ile Ser 355 360 365 Val Ile Asp Asn Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Lys Lys Ile 370 375 380 Phe Asp Arg Phe Tyr Arg Val Asp Lys Ala Arg Thr Arg Gln Thr Gly 385 390 395 400 Gly Phe Gly Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Gln Gln Ile Val Met Ser Leu 405 410 415 Lys Gly Asn Ile Thr Val Lys Asp Asn Asp Pro Lys Gly Ser Ile Phe 420 425 430 Glu Val Lys Leu 435 51 699 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 51 atgttttctg gacatcaact aaaaacagca cgattatcaa agggaataac tcaatcagaa 60 ttgggaagat tgttgcatgt caataaaatg acaatatcta attgggaaaa aggtaagaat 120 ataccaaatg aaaaacattt aaatgcctta ttgcatctat tcaatgtgac atctgattat 180 ttcgacccaa actatagatt gctaacgcct tataaccagc tgacaatatc taataaagaa 240 aaagtaattg gctattcaga gcgattgtta aatcatcaaa tagacaaaaa atctaaagat 300 ctcatagata aaccatcaca attatatgct tatcgggtct atgaaagttt atctgctggt 360 actggttact cctattttgg tgatggtaac tttgatgttg tcttttacga tgaacaatta 420 gaatacgatt ttgcgtcttg ggtttttgga gattctatgg agccaactta tttaaatggt 480 gaagttgttc ttataaaaca aaatagtttt gattacgatg gagcaattta tgcagtcgaa 540 tgggatgggc aaacatatat caaaaaggta tttcgtgaag atgagggatt acgtctagtg 600 tccttaaata aaaaatattc tgataagttt gctccctata gcgaagaacc tcgcattatt 660 ggcaaaatta tcgctaattt taggccctta gaaatttaa 699 52 232 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 52 Met Phe Ser Gly His Gln Leu Lys Thr Ala Arg Leu Ser Lys Gly Ile 1 5 10 15 Thr Gln Ser Glu Leu Gly Arg Leu Leu His Val Asn Lys Met Thr Ile 20 25 30 Ser Asn Trp Glu Lys Gly Lys Asn Ile Pro Asn Glu Lys His Leu Asn 35 40 45 Ala Leu Leu His Leu Phe Asn Val Thr Ser Asp Tyr Phe Asp Pro Asn 50 55 60 Tyr Arg Leu Leu Thr Pro Tyr Asn Gln Leu Thr Ile Ser Asn Lys Glu 65 70 75 80 Lys Val Ile Gly Tyr Ser Glu Arg Leu Leu Asn His Gln Ile Asp Lys 85 90 95 Lys Ser Lys Asp Leu Ile Asp Lys Pro Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Arg 100 105 110 Val Tyr Glu Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly Thr Gly Tyr Ser Tyr Phe Gly Asp 115 120 125 Gly Asn Phe Asp Val Val Phe Tyr Asp Glu Gln Leu Glu Tyr Asp Phe 130 135 140 Ala Ser Trp Val Phe Gly Asp Ser Met Glu Pro Thr Tyr Leu Asn Gly 145 150 155 160 Glu Val Val Leu Ile Lys Gln Asn Ser Phe Asp Tyr Asp Gly Ala Ile 165 170 175 Tyr Ala Val Glu Trp Asp Gly Gln Thr Tyr Ile Lys Lys Val Phe Arg 180 185 190 Glu Asp Glu Gly Leu Arg Leu Val Ser Leu Asn Lys Lys Tyr Ser Asp 195 200 205 Lys Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ser Glu Glu Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Lys Ile Ile 210 215 220 Ala Asn Phe Arg Pro Leu Glu Ile 225 230 53 1497 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 53 ttgaaaaggg ttcccgtaga aagagacaaa cgcttagtct ctttcttttt ctttcttctc 60 atttctgtta taataagtca ggtaactaca ttagaaagat ttgtgggtct gtcatctaag 120 agatgtcatt cccgaagagg tattagtgac ttgtctcaat caactgcaac ttatattaat 180 gttattggag ctgggctagc tggttctgaa gctgcctatc agattgctaa gcgcggtatc 240 cccgttaaat tgtatgaaat gcgtggtgtc aaagcaacac cgcaacataa aaccactaat 300 tttgccgaat tggtctgttc caactcattt cgtggtgata gcttaaccaa tgcagtcggt 360 cttctcaaag aagaaatgcg gcgattagac tccattatta tgcgtaatgg tgaagctaac 420 cgcgtacctg ctgggggagc aatggctgtt gaccgtgagg ggtatgcaga gagtgtcact 480 gcagagttgg aaaatcatcc tctcattgag gtcattcgtg gtgaaattac agaaatccct 540 gacgatgcta tcacggttat cgcgacggga ccgctgactt cggatgccct ggcagaaaaa 600 attcacgcgc taaatggtgg cgacggattc tatttttacg atgcagcagc gcctatcatt 660 gataaatcta ccattgatat gagcaaggtt taccttaaat ctcgctacga taaaggcgaa 720 gctgcttacc tcaactgccc tatgaccaaa gaagaattca tggctttcca tgaagctctg 780 acaaccgcag aagaagcccc gctgaatgcc tttgaaaaag aaaagtattt tgaaggctgt 840 atgccgattg aagttatggc taaacgtggc attaaaacca tgctttatgg acctatgaaa 900 cccgttggat tggaatatcc agatgactat acaggtcctc gcgatggaga atttaaaacg 960 ccatatgccg tcgtgcaatt gcgtcaagat aatgcagctg gaagccttta taatatcgtt 1020 ggtttccaaa cccatctcaa atggggtgag caaaaacgcg ttttccaaat gattccaggg 1080 cttgaaaatg ctgagtttgt ccgctacggc gtcatgcatc gcaattccta tatggattca 1140 ccaaatcttt taaccgaaac cttccaatct cggagcaatc caaacctttt ctttgcaggt 1200 cagatgactg gagttgaagg ttatgtcgaa tcagctgctt caggtttagt agcaggaatc 1260 aatgctgctc gtttgttcaa aagagaagaa gcacttattt ttcctcagac aacagctatt 1320 gggagtttgc ctcattatgt gactcatgcc gacagtaagc atttccaacc aatgaacgtc 1380 aactttggca tcatcaaaga gttagaaggc ccacgcattc gtgacaaaaa agaacgttat 1440 gaagctattg ctagtcgtgc tttggcagat ttagacacct gcttagcgtc gctttaa 1497 54 498 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 54 Leu Lys Arg Val Pro Val Glu Arg Asp Lys Arg Leu Val Ser Phe Phe 1 5 10 15 Phe Phe Leu Leu Ile Ser Val Ile Ile Ser Gln Val Thr Thr Leu Glu 20 25 30 Arg Phe Val Gly Leu Ser Ser Lys Arg Cys His Ser Arg Arg Gly Ile 35 40 45 Ser Asp Leu Ser Gln Ser Thr Ala Thr Tyr Ile Asn Val Ile Gly Ala 50 55 60 Gly Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Asn Ala Lys Arg Gly Ile 65 70 75 80 Pro Val Lys Leu Tyr Glu Met Arg Gly Val Lys Ala Thr Pro Gln His 85 90 95 Lys Thr Thr Asn Phe Ala Glu Leu Val Cys Ser Asn Ser Phe Arg Gly 100 105 110 Asp Ser Leu Thr Asn Ala Val Gly Leu Leu Lys Glu Glu Met Arg Arg 115 120 125 Leu Asp Ser Ile Ile Met Arg Asn Gly Glu Ala Asn Arg Val Pro Ala 130 135 140 Gly Gly Ala Met Ala Val Asp Arg Glu Gly Tyr Ala Glu Ser Val Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Glu Leu Glu Asn His Pro Leu Ile Glu Val Ile Arg Gly Glu Ile 165 170 175 Thr Glu Ile Pro Asp Asp Ala Ile Thr Val Ile Ala Thr Gly Pro Leu 180 185 190 Thr Ser Asp Ala Leu Ala Glu Lys Ile His Ala Leu Asn Gly Gly Asp 195 200 205 Gly Phe Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Ala Ala Pro Ile Ile Asp Lys Ser Thr 210 215 220 Ile Asp Met Ser Lys Val Tyr Leu Lys Ser Arg Tyr Asp Lys Gly Glu 225 230 235 240 Ala Ala Tyr Leu Asn Cys Pro Met Thr Lys Glu Glu Phe Met Ala Phe 245 250 255 His Glu Ala Leu Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Pro Leu Asn Ala Phe Glu 260 265 270 Lys Glu Lys Tyr Phe Glu Gly Cys Met Pro Ile Glu Val Met Ala Lys 275 280 285 Arg Gly Ile Lys Thr Met Leu Tyr Gly Pro Met Lys Pro Val Gly Leu 290 295 300 Glu Tyr Pro Asp Asp Tyr Thr Gly Pro Arg Asp Gly Glu Phe Lys Thr 305 310 315 320 Pro Tyr Ala Val Val Gln Leu Arg Gln Asp Asn Ala Ala Gly Ser Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Asn Ile Val Gly Phe Gln Thr His Leu Lys Trp Gly Glu Gln Lys 340 345 350 Arg Val Phe Gln Met Ile Pro Gly Leu Glu Asn Ala Glu Phe Val Arg 355 360 365 Tyr Gly Val Met His Arg Asn Ser Tyr Met Asp Ser Pro Asn Leu Leu 370 375 380 Thr Glu Thr Phe Gln Ser Arg Ser Asn Pro Asn Leu Phe Phe Ala Gly 385 390 395 400 Gln Met Thr Gly Val Glu Gly Tyr Val Glu Ser Ala Ala Ser Gly Leu 405 410 415 Val Ala Gly Ile Asn Ala Ala Arg Leu Phe Lys Arg Glu Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 Ile Phe Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Ile Gly Ser Leu Pro His Tyr Val Thr 435 440 445 His Ala Asp Ser Lys His Phe Gln Pro Met Asn Val Asn Phe Gly Ile 450 455 460 Ile Lys Glu Leu Glu Gly Pro Arg Ile Arg Asp Lys Lys Glu Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Arg Ala Leu Ala Asp Leu Asp Thr Cys Leu Ala 485 490 495 Ser Leu 55 1539 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 55 atgattaagg atatgattga cagtattgag cagtttgctc agacacaggc tgattttcca 60 gtttatgatt gtttagggga acgccgcact tacggacaac tcaaaagaga ttctgatagc 120 attgctgcat ttatagatag cttagcttta ctggcaaaat ctccagtttt ggtttttggg 180 gcgcaaactt atgatatgtt agctactttt gtagctttaa ccaaatctgg tcatgcctat 240 atcccagtag atgtgcattc agcaccagaa cgtattttag cgattattga gattgcaaag 300 cccagtttaa tcattgctat tgaggaattc cctcttacta ttgaagggat ttcccttgtc 360 tcactatcag agattgagtc agcaaaatta gcagaaatgc cctatgagcg aacacattct 420 gttaaaggag atgataatta ttacattatt ttcacctctg gaacaacggg ccaaccaaaa 480 ggggtgcaaa tttcacatga caatcttttg agctttacca actggatgat cgaagatgca 540 gcatttgatg tacctaaaca gccacaaatg ctggcgcagc caccctattc ctttgacctt 600 tctgtcatgt actgggcacc taccttggct ttaggtggaa ccttatttgc acttccaaaa 660 gaattggtgg cagactttaa acagttattt acaacgattg cgcaacttcc agttggcatt 720 tggacatcga ctccttcatt tgctgatatg gccatgctta gcgatgattt ttgccaggct 780 aagatgccag ctttaacgca tttttatttt gatggcgaag aattaaccgt ttctacggct 840 cgaaaactct ttgaacgttt cccgagtgcc aagattatca atgcctatgg accaacagaa 900 gcgactgtag ccttatccgc tattgaaatt accagagaaa tggtggataa ttatacccgc 960 ttgccgattg gctaccccaa accagattct ccgacctata ttattgatga agatggtaag 1020 gagttatctt caggggagca gggtgaaatt attgttacag ggcctgctgt gtcaaaaggt 1080 tacctcaaca atcctgagaa aaccgcagaa gctttcttta cttttaaagg acagcctgct 1140 tatcatacag gggacattgg ctcactgaca gaagataata ttttgttgta tggtgggcgt 1200 ttggattttc agattaaata tgctggttat cgtattgaac tagaagatgt ttcccaacag 1260 ttgaatcaat caccaatggt agcatcggct gtggctgttc caaggtacaa taaagaacat 1320 aaggttcaaa atctcttggc ctatatcgtt gtcaaagatg gggttaaaga gcgttttgat 1380 agggaattgg agttaaccaa agctatcaaa gcctctgtta aggatcatat gatgagttat 1440 atgatgcctt ctaagtttct ttatcgagat agtctaccat taactccaaa tggtaagata 1500 gatattaaaa ctttgattaa tgaggtcaat aaccgataa 1539 56 512 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 56 Met Ile Lys Asp Met Ile Asp Ser Ile Glu Gln Phe Ala Gln Thr Gln 1 5 10 15 Ala Asp Phe Pro Val Tyr Asp Cys Leu Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Tyr Gly 20 25 30 Gln Leu Lys Arg Asp Ser Asp Ser Ile Ala Ala Phe Ile Asp Ser Leu 35 40 45 Ala Leu Leu Ala Lys Ser Pro Val Leu Val Phe Gly Ala Gln Thr Tyr 50 55 60 Asp Met Leu Ala Thr Phe Val Ala Leu Thr Lys Ser Gly His Ala Tyr 65 70 75 80 Ile Pro Val Asp Val His Ser Ala Pro Glu Arg Ile Leu Ala Ile Ile 85 90 95 Glu Ile Ala Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ala Ile Glu Glu Phe Pro Leu 100 105 110 Thr Ile Glu Gly Ile Ser Leu Val Ser Leu Ser Glu Ile Glu Ser Ala 115 120 125 Lys Leu Ala Glu Met Pro Tyr Glu Arg Thr His Ser Val Lys Gly Asp 130 135 140 Asp Asn Tyr Tyr Ile Ile Phe Thr Ser Gly Thr Thr Gly Gln Pro Lys 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Gln Ile Ser His Asp Asn Leu Leu Ser Phe Thr Asn Trp Met 165 170 175 Ile Glu Asp Ala Ala Phe Asp Val Pro Lys Gln Pro Gln Met Leu Ala 180 185 190 Gln Pro Pro Tyr Ser Phe Asp Leu Ser Val Met Tyr Trp Ala Pro Thr 195 200 205 Leu Ala Leu Gly Gly Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu Pro Lys Glu Leu Val Ala 210 215 220 Asp Phe Lys Gln Leu Phe Thr Thr Ile Ala Gln Leu Pro Val Gly Ile 225 230 235 240 Trp Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Phe Ala Asp Met Ala Met Leu Ser Asp Asp 245 250 255 Phe Cys Gln Ala Lys Met Pro Ala Leu Thr His Phe Tyr Phe Asp Gly 260 265 270 Glu Glu Leu Thr Val Ser Thr Ala Arg Lys Leu Phe Glu Arg Phe Pro 275 280 285 Ser Ala Lys Ile Ile Asn Ala Tyr Gly Pro Thr Glu Ala Thr Val Ala 290 295 300 Leu Ser Ala Ile Glu Ile Thr Arg Glu Met Val Asp Asn Tyr Thr Arg 305 310 315 320 Leu Pro Ile Gly Tyr Pro Lys Pro Asp Ser Pro Thr Tyr Ile Ile Asp 325 330 335 Glu Asp Gly Lys Glu Leu Ser Ser Gly Glu Gln Gly Glu Ile Ile Val 340 345 350 Thr Gly Pro Ala Val Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Asn Asn Pro Glu Lys Thr 355 360 365 Ala Glu Ala Phe Phe Thr Phe Lys Gly Gln Pro Ala Tyr His Thr Gly 370 375 380 Asp Ile Gly Ser Leu Thr Glu Asp Asn Ile Leu Leu Tyr Gly Gly Arg 385 390 395 400 Leu Asp Phe Gln Ile Lys Tyr Ala Gly Tyr Arg Ile Glu Leu Glu Asp 405 410 415 Val Ser Gln Gln Leu Asn Gln Ser Pro Met Val Ala Ser Ala Val Ala 420 425 430 Val Pro Arg Tyr Asn Lys Glu His Lys Val Gln Asn Leu Leu Ala Tyr 435 440 445 Ile Val Val Lys Asp Gly Val Lys Glu Arg Phe Asp Arg Glu Leu Glu 450 455 460 Leu Thr Lys Ala Ile Lys Ala Ser Val Lys Asp His Met Met Ser Tyr 465 470 475 480 Met Met Pro Ser Lys Phe Leu Tyr Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Leu Thr Pro 485 490 495 Asn Gly Lys Ile Asp Ile Lys Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu Val Asn Asn Arg 500 505 510 57 1278 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 57 atgacaaaaa ctaatcttaa ctggagcggt ttttcaaaga aaacattcga agaacgcctc 60 caacttatcg aaaaatttaa actacttaat gctgaaaact taaatcaact caaaacagac 120 gttcttttgc ctatccaaac agctaatcaa atgactgaaa atgtcttagg acgattggct 180 ttgcccttta gcatagctcc tgattttctt gtcaacggtt caacttatca gatgcctttt 240 gtcacggaag aaccttctgt tgttgctgca gcatctttcg cagcaaaact aatcaaacgc 300 tcaggtggtt ttaaagctca aaccctaaac cgacaaatga ttggtcaaat tgttctttac 360 gatatcgacc aaatagataa cgctaaagcc gccatccttc ataaaacaaa aaagctaatt 420 gcattggcaa ataaagctta tccttccatt gttaaaagag gtggaggcgc tagaaccatt 480 catttggaag aaaaaggaga atttttgatt ttctatctga ctgttgatac ccaagaagct 540 atgggagcaa atatggtcaa tactatgatg gaagctcttg ttcctgattt aacaagactg 600 tctaaggggc attgtctaat ggcgatttta tctaattacg caacagagtc gcttgttact 660 actagttgtg agattcccgt gcgcctttta gatcacgata aaacaaaatc cctacagtta 720 gctcaaaaaa tagagctagc cagccgacta gctcaagtag atccttaccg ggctactact 780 cataataaag gtatttttaa tggcattgat gcagtggtaa tagccacagg aaatgactgg 840 cgtgctattg aagcaggggc ccatgcttat gcctcaagaa atggtagcta tcaaggactt 900 agtcagtggc attttgacca agataaacaa gttctgcttg gccaaatgac cctccctatg 960 cctattgcta gtaagggggg atctatcggg cttaacccta ctgtttctat cgcacatgat 1020 cttcttaatc aacctgatgc caaaacatta gcccaattga ttgcatctgt ggggttagct 1080 caaaactttg ctgcactaaa agctctgacc tcatctggca tccaagctgg tcacatgaaa 1140 ctacatgcga aatcattagc tcttttggcg ggggcaaccc aagacgaaat tgctccttta 1200 gttaatgctt tactagctga taaaccaata aatctagaaa aagcacattt ttacttatcc 1260 cagctaagac agtcttaa 1278 58 425 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 58 Met Thr Lys Thr Asn Leu Asn Trp Ser Gly Phe Ser Lys Lys Thr Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Arg Leu Gln Leu Ile Glu Lys Phe Lys Leu Leu Asn Ala Glu 20 25 30 Asn Leu Asn Gln Leu Lys Thr Asp Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Gln Thr Ala 35 40 45 Asn Gln Met Thr Glu Asn Val Leu Gly Arg Leu Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser 50 55 60 Ile Ala Pro Asp Phe Leu Val Asn Gly Ser Thr Tyr Gln Met Pro Phe 65 70 75 80 Val Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser Val Val Ala Ala Ala Ser Phe Ala Ala Lys 85 90 95 Leu Ile Lys Arg Ser Gly Gly Phe Lys Ala Gln Thr Leu Asn Arg Gln 100 105 110 Met Ile Gly Gln Ile Val Leu Tyr Asp Ile Asp Gln Ile Asp Asn Ala 115 120 125 Lys Ala Ala Ile Leu His Lys Thr Lys Lys Leu Ile Ala Leu Ala Asn 130 135 140 Lys Ala Tyr Pro Ser Ile Val Lys Arg Gly Gly Gly Ala Arg Thr Ile 145 150 155 160 His Leu Glu Glu Lys Gly Glu Phe Leu Ile Phe Tyr Leu Thr Val Asp 165 170 175 Thr Gln Glu Ala Met Gly Ala Asn Met Val Asn Thr Met Met Glu Ala 180 185 190 Leu Val Pro Asp Leu Thr Arg Leu Ser Lys Gly His Cys Leu Met Ala 195 200 205 Ile Leu Ser Asn Tyr Ala Thr Glu Ser Leu Val Thr Thr Ser Cys Glu 210 215 220 Ile Pro Val Arg Leu Leu Asp His Asp Lys Thr Lys Ser Leu Gln Leu 225 230 235 240 Ala Gln Lys Ile Glu Leu Ala Ser Arg Leu Ala Gln Val Asp Pro Tyr 245 250 255 Arg Ala Thr Thr His Asn Lys Gly Ile Phe Asn Gly Ile Asp Ala Val 260 265 270 Val Ile Ala Thr Gly Asn Asp Trp Arg Ala Ile Glu Ala Gly Ala His 275 280 285 Ala Tyr Ala Ser Arg Asn Gly Ser Tyr Gln Gly Leu Ser Gln Trp His 290 295 300 Phe Asp Gln Asp Lys Gln Val Leu Leu Gly Gln Met Thr Leu Pro Met 305 310 315 320 Pro Ile Ala Ser Lys Gly Gly Ser Ile Gly Leu Asn Pro Thr Val Ser 325 330 335 Ile Ala His Asp Leu Leu Asn Gln Pro Asp Ala Lys Thr Leu Ala Gln 340 345 350 Leu Ile Ala Ser Val Gly Leu Ala Gln Asn Phe Ala Ala Leu Lys Ala 355 360 365 Leu Thr Ser Ser Gly Ile Gln Ala Gly His Met Lys Leu His Ala Lys 370 375 380 Ser Leu Ala Leu Leu Ala Gly Ala Thr Gln Asp Glu Ile Ala Pro Leu 385 390 395 400 Val Asn Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Lys Pro Ile Asn Leu Glu Lys Ala His 405 410 415 Phe Tyr Leu Ser Gln Leu Arg Gln Ser 420 425 59 915 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 59 atggtattat ttacaggaaa aacagtcgaa gaagctatcg aaacaggact tcaagagtta 60 gggttatcac gccttaaagc gcatatcaaa gtcatttcaa aagagaaaaa aggtttcctc 120 gggtttggta aaaagccagc ccaagttgat atcgaaggta tcagcgacaa gacggtttat 180 aaggctgata aaaaagccac tcgaggtgtt ccagaggata ttaatcgtca aaatactccc 240 gcggtcaatt ctgctgatgt agaacctgaa gaaataaaag ccactcaaag gttagaagca 300 gaagatacca aagtggttcc tctcatgtct gaagatagtc cagcgcaaac cccttctaat 360 cttgctgaga cagtcactga aacaaaagca caacaaccgt caatcccagt cgaagaatca 420 gaagtgcccc aagatgctgg taatgatggt ttcagcaaag atattgaaaa agctgctcag 480 gaagtgtccg attatgtgac taaaattatc tatgaaatgg atatcgaagc taccgttgaa 540 accagcaaca atcgtcgcca aatcaatttg cagattgaaa cgccagaggc gggacgtgtg 600 attggttacc atggtaaggt cttgaaatcc ttgcagttgt tagctcaaaa tttcttgcac 660 gaccgctatt caaaaaattt ttcagtatcc ttgaatgtcc atgattatgt ggaacatcga 720 acagaaacct tgattgactt tacgcaaaaa gttgccaaac gcgttttgga atctggtcaa 780 gattacacca tggatcccat gagtaacagt gagcgtaaaa tcgttcataa aaccgtttca 840 tccattgaag gggttgatag ttattctgaa ggcaatgacc ctaaccgcta tgtggtagtc 900 agtcttcaac gttaa 915 60 304 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 60 Met Val Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Thr Val Glu Glu Ala Ile Glu Thr Gly 1 5 10 15 Leu Gln Glu Leu Gly Leu Ser Arg Leu Lys Ala His Ile Lys Val Ile 20 25 30 Ser Lys Glu Lys Lys Gly Phe Leu Gly Phe Gly Lys Lys Pro Ala Gln 35 40 45 Val Asp Ile Glu Gly Ile Ser Asp Lys Thr Val Tyr Lys Ala Asp Lys 50 55 60 Lys Ala Thr Arg Gly Val Pro Glu Asp Ile Asn Arg Gln Asn Thr Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Val Asn Ser Ala Asp Val Glu Pro Glu Glu Ile Lys Ala Thr Gln 85 90 95 Arg Leu Glu Ala Glu Asp Thr Lys Val Val Pro Leu Met Ser Glu Asp 100 105 110 Ser Pro Ala Gln Thr Pro Ser Asn Leu Ala Glu Thr Val Thr Glu Thr 115 120 125 Lys Ala Gln Gln Pro Ser Ile Pro Val Glu Glu Ser Glu Val Pro Gln 130 135 140 Asp Ala Gly Asn Asp Gly Phe Ser Lys Asp Ile Glu Lys Ala Ala Gln 145 150 155 160 Glu Val Ser Asp Tyr Val Thr Lys Ile Ile Tyr Glu Met Asp Ile Glu 165 170 175 Ala Thr Val Glu Thr Ser Asn Asn Arg Arg Gln Ile Asn Leu Gln Ile 180 185 190 Glu Thr Pro Glu Ala Gly Arg Val Ile Gly Tyr His Gly Lys Val Leu 195 200 205 Lys Ser Leu Gln Leu Leu Ala Gln Asn Phe Leu His Asp Arg Tyr Ser 210 215 220 Lys Asn Phe Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Val His Asp Tyr Val Glu His Arg 225 230 235 240 Thr Glu Thr Leu Ile Asp Phe Thr Gln Lys Val Ala Lys Arg Val Leu 245 250 255 Glu Ser Gly Gln Asp Tyr Thr Met Asp Pro Met Ser Asn Ser Glu Arg 260 265 270 Lys Ile Val His Lys Thr Val Ser Ser Ile Glu Gly Val Asp Ser Tyr 275 280 285 Ser Glu Gly Asn Asp Pro Asn Arg Tyr Val Val Val Ser Leu Gln Arg 290 295 300 61 1269 DNA Streptococcus pyogenes 61 atgacaacaa aatatcaaac aatcatttcc aatatcgaac aagatatcca gaaacagcga 60 ctaaaaaaag gggacaagct accttcaatt agggtactaa gtaaggttta ttattgtagc 120 aaagatactg ttcagcgggc tcttttagaa ttaaaatatc gtcacttaat ttatgctgtt 180 cctaaaagtg gttattatgt tttgggtaac gtaagcatgc ccgataatgt tcttaatcta 240 agtcttgaag attataataa tatggcttat gaagatttcc gactctgctt aaatgaggcc 300 ttaagtgcta aagacaaata cctctttcat tattatcaca aaaccgaagg actagaagaa 360 ctaagggaag ctttgcttct ttacttagct gaaaatagtg tttacagtaa caaagaccaa 420 ctattaatca cctctgggac gcaacaagcg ctttatattt tatcacaaat gccttttcct 480 aatacgggca aaacaattct ccttgaaaag cctacttatc atcggatgga agctattgtt 540 gctcagttag gattacccta tcaaactatc tctagacact ttaatggcct tgatttagaa 600 ctcttagaat ctttatttca aactggcgat attaaatttt tttacacgat ttcacgattt 660 tcacatcctc tgggactttc ttatagcact aaggaaaagg aagctattgt tcgtctagca 720 caacgatacc aggtttatat tttagaagat gattatttag gagattttgt gaaacttaaa 780 gagccaccaa ttcattatta tgacactcat caccgaatca tctacctaaa atctttttca 840 atgagtgttt ttcctgcact ccgtatcgga gctctagttt taccgtcagg tttaaaacct 900 cattttttaa cccaaaaatc attgattgat ttagacacga acttactaat gcaaaaagca 960 ttagctcttt atttagaaaa tgggatgttt caaaaaaatc ttcgctttat taagcgttat 1020 ctaaaacagc gggaacgtca attggctctc tttttaaaac aaaattgccc tgatattcac 1080 tatcaactaa cccctactca tttagtgatt gattacacga catcagactc ttatagaaac 1140 tttacattag ataaatctga tagaataata ataactggaa aaaaacgcta tctctctatt 1200 actatcaatc aacaaataca aagcaaatta aactcactaa tcaaaaatac ttgtggaaag 1260 agcaactaa 1269 62 422 PRT Streptococcus pyogenes 62 Met Thr Thr Lys Tyr Gln Thr Ile Ile Ser Asn Ile Glu Gln Asp Ile 1 5 10 15 Gln Lys Gln Arg Leu Lys Lys Gly Asp Lys Leu Pro Ser Ile Arg Val 20 25 30 Leu Ser Lys Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ser Lys Asp Thr Val Gln Arg Ala Leu 35 40 45 Leu Glu Leu Lys Tyr Arg His Leu Ile Tyr Ala Val Pro Lys Ser Gly 50 55 60 Tyr Tyr Val Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Met Pro Asp Asn Val Leu Asn Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Glu Asp Tyr Asn Asn Met Ala Tyr Glu Asp Phe Arg Leu Cys 85 90 95 Leu Asn Glu Ala Leu Ser Ala Lys Asp Lys Tyr Leu Phe His Tyr Tyr 100 105 110 His Lys Thr Glu Gly Leu Glu Glu Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Leu Tyr 115 120 125 Leu Ala Glu Asn Ser Val Tyr Ser Asn Lys Asp Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr 130 135 140 Ser Gly Thr Gln Gln Ala Leu Tyr Ile Leu Ser Gln Met Pro Phe Pro 145 150 155 160 Asn Thr Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Leu Glu Lys Pro Thr Tyr His Arg Met 165 170 175 Glu Ala Ile Val Ala Gln Leu Gly Leu Pro Tyr Gln Thr Ile Ser Arg 180 185 190 His Phe Asn Gly Leu Asp Leu Glu Leu Leu Glu Ser Leu Phe Gln Thr 195 200 205 Gly Asp Ile Lys Phe Phe Tyr Thr Ile Ser Arg Phe Ser His Pro Leu 210 215 220 Gly Leu Ser Tyr Ser Thr Lys Glu Lys Glu Ala Ile Val Arg Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 Gln Arg Tyr Gln Val Tyr Ile Leu Glu Asp Asp Tyr Leu Gly Asp Phe 245 250 255 Val Lys Leu Lys Glu Pro Pro Ile His Tyr Tyr Asp Thr His His Arg 260 265 270 Ile Ile Tyr Leu Lys Ser Phe Ser Met Ser Val Phe Pro Ala Leu Arg 275 280 285 Ile Gly Ala Leu Val Leu Pro Ser Gly Leu Lys Pro His Phe Leu Thr 290 295 300 Gln Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Leu Asp Thr Asn Leu Leu Met Gln Lys Ala 305 310 315 320 Leu Ala Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Gly Met Phe Gln Lys Asn Leu Arg Phe 325 330 335 Ile Lys Arg Tyr Leu Lys Gln Arg Glu Arg Gln Leu Ala Leu Phe Leu 340 345 350 Lys Gln Asn Cys Pro Asp Ile His Tyr Gln Leu Thr Pro Thr His Leu 355 360 365 Val Ile Asp Tyr Thr Thr Ser Asp Ser Tyr Arg Asn Phe Thr Leu Asp 370 375 380 Lys Ser Asp Arg Ile Ile Ile Thr Gly Lys Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ser Ile 385 390 395 400 Thr Ile Asn Gln Gln Ile Gln Ser Lys Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Lys Asn 405 410 415 Thr Cys Gly Lys Ser Asn 420 

1. A peptide encoded by an operon including any of the nucleotide sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59 and 61 of S. pyogenes, or a related molecule having at least 40% sequence similarity or identity at the peptide or nucleotide level in a Gram-positive bacterium, or a functional fragment thereof, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
 2. A peptide according to claim 1, wherein the sequence similarity or identity is at least 60%.
 3. A peptide according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the sequence similarity or identity is at least 90%.
 4. A peptide according to claim 1, comprising the amino acid sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 46, 58, 60 or
 62. 5. A polynucleotide encoding a peptide according to any preceding claim, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
 6. A host transformed to express a peptide according to any of claims 1 to
 4. 7. An attenuated microorganism comprising a mutation that disrupts the expression of any of the nucleotide sequences defined in claim
 1. 8. A microorganism according to claim 7, wherein the mutation is insertional inactivation or a gene deletion.
 9. A microorganism according to claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the microorganism is a Group A Streptococcus.
 10. A microorganism according to any of claims 7 to 9, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
 11. A microorganism according to any of claims 7 to 10, comprising a mutation in a further nucleotide sequence.
 12. A microorganism according to any of claims 7 to 11, comprising a heterologous antigen, therapeutic peptide or nucleic acid.
 13. A vaccine comprising a peptide according to any of claims 1 to 4, or the means for its expression.
 14. A vaccine comprising a microorganism according to any of claims 7 to
 12. 15. Use of a product according to any of claims 1 to 12, for the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment or prevention of a condition associated with infection by Streptococcal or Gram-positive bacteria.
 16. Use according to claim 15, wherein the condition is pneumonia.
 17. Use according to claim 15 or claim 16, for veterinary treatment.
 18. An antibody raised against a peptide according to any of claims 1 to
 4. 19. Use of a product according to any of claims 1 to 12, in a screening assay for the identification of an antimicrobial drug. 